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OOPS INTRODUCTION
C++ PROGRAMMING
Object Oriented Programming:
The object-oriented programming paradigm expresses computer programs in ways
that show how people perceive the world. Because programmers are people, it is
only natural that our approach to the work of the world reflects pit view of the world
itself.
The object-oriented paradigm is built on the foundation laid by the structured
programming concepts and data abstraction. Data abstraction does for data what
functional abstraction does for operations. With data abstraction, data structures
can be used without having to be concerned about exact details of implementation.
For example, floating-point numbers are abstracted in programming languages. You
are not required to know how a floating-point number is represented in binary while
assigning a value to it. Likewise, you are not bothered how binary multiplication
takes place while multiplying floating-point values. Abstraction for floating-point
numbers has existed in programming languages since long. However, it is only
recently that languages have been developed to define your own abstract data types.
The fundamental change in OOP is that a program is designed around the data being
operated upon rather than upon the operations themselves. This is to be expected
once we appreciate that the very purpose of the program is to manipulate data. The
basic idea behind object-oriented language is to combine into a single unit, both, the
data and the functions that operate on the data. Such a unit is called an object.
An objects functions, called member functions in C++, typically provide the only way
to access its data. If you want to create a data item in an object, you call a member
function in the object. It will read the item and return the value to you. You cant
access the data directly. The data is hidden, so it is safe from accidental alteration.
Data and its functions are encapsulated into a single entity.
The Evolution of OOPS
Concept :
As a property of each language, there comes a point when programmers begin to
have difficulty managing programs of a certain size and sophistication. Programming
in
an
object-oriented language means creating new types of data (called classes) and
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"teaching" those data types how to handle messages. You teach a class what to do
with a "message" by creating a "method". The user creates variable of a data
type(objects) or instances and sends messages to those objects. You could think of
this as "Send a message to an object, and let the object figure out what to do with it".
Structured Development :
In traditional procedural languages large programs can be difficult to modify and
maintain. The reaction to this problem was to force structure into the programs from
outside through a methodology called structured development. However, they
require a great deal of forethought and planning, so the project will assemble quickly
and correctly, and be bug-free and easy to maintain. In traditional programming
languages, normally the data is openly available for all different types of operations
by the programmer, who does not have any restrictions on the data access or usage.
For him the data is globally available in all corners of the program. By fault of logic he
may misuse the data producing an erroneous result.
Characteristics of Object-Oriented Languages:
Object-oriented programming uses a vocabulary that is unfamiliar to the procedural
programmer. Let us now briefly examine this vocabulary with regards to the major
elements of object-oriented languages.
Inheritance:
OOPS permits you to create your own data types (classes) just like the types built into
the language. However, unlike the built-in data types, the user-defined classes can
use other classes as building blocks, using a concept called inheritance new classes
can be built from the old once. The new class referred to as derived class, can inherit
the data structures and functions of the original, or the base class. The new class can
add data elements and functions of those it inherits from its base class. Figure below
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Feature A
Feature B

Feature A
Feature B
Feature C

Feature A
Feature B
Feature C

Fig. 1.1

Inheritance

Reusability :
Object-oriented programs are built from reusable software components. Once a class
is completed and tested, it can be distributed to other programmers for use in their
own programs. This is called reusability. If those programmers want to add new
features or change the existing ones they can do it. The tried and tested capabilities of
base classes do not need to be redeveloped. Programmers can devote time in writing
new code instead of wasting time in rewriting existing code. This way software
becomes easier to test since programming errors can be isolated within the new code
of derived classes.
Polymorphism :
Polymorphism is nothing but the ability to access different implementations of the
functions using the same name. There are two levels at which the Polymorphism
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Data Abstraction :
Data abstraction means you can combine the data structure and the operations on
the data structure together into a new abstract data type. An abstract data type
behaves just like data types that are built into language, except that they aren't part of
the language definition; they are something the programmer has created. When you
create a data structure in a traditional procedural language, you usually create
functions to manipulate the structure. Those functions can only be used on that
structure. Other functions won't know how to manipulate the structure since the
structure isn't a built-in type. It makes sense then, to bind into one unit the data
structure and the functions that will manipulate it. In C++ this unit is called a CLASS
(also called a user-defined type). Variable or instances, of that class are called
OBJECTS.
Objects:
In structures dividing it into functions approaches a programming problem. Unlike
this, in object-oriented programming the problem is divided into objects. Thinking
in terms of objects rather than functions makes the designing of program easier.
Following are few candidates that can be treated as objects in different programming
situations:

Employees in a payroll processing system.

Data structures like linked lists, stacks, queues etc.
GUI elements like windows, menus, icons, etc.
Hardware devices like disk drive, keyboard, printer, etc.
Various elements in computer games like cannons, guns, animals, etc.
Customers, sales persons in a sales tracking system.
Computers in a network model.

Classes:
Most languages offer primitive data types like int, long and float. Their data
representation and response to arithmetic, assignment and relational operators are
designed as part of the language. However, the language does not know user-defined
data types. The programmer defines its format and behavior by defining a class. For
example, there can be user-defined data types to represent datas. The compiler and
the computer do not know about dates. Programmers have to define the behavior of
dates by designing a date class. This class expresses the format of date and the
operations that can be performed on it . The way we can declare many variables of
the primitive type int, we can define many objects of the date class. A class serves as
a blueprint or a plan or a template. It specifies what data and what functions will be
included in objects of that class. Defining the class doesnt create any variables.
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Data
data 1
data 2
data 3
Functions
Func 1 ( )
Func 2 ( )
Func 3 ( )
Fig. 1.2 Class contain Data and Functions
Class

Methods

d1

m1
d2

m2
m3
m4

d3
Data

Fig: 1.3 Data Encapsulation

How C++ supports OOPS :
C++ was introduced to the computing fraternity by a Computer Scientist "Bjarne
Stroustoup". Other languages that supports OOPS are Small talk, Prolog, Turbo
Pascal V7.0, Lisp etc. Visual C++ 4.0 is the latest compiler product introduced by
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C++ supports abstract data typing with the class construct.

C++ supports inheritance. You can derive a new user-defined type from an
old one, and make changes only where you need them.
C++ supports polymorphism with the virtual keyword.
These features add both power and complication to the language. As has been said
by numerous authors, "If you can write bad code in C, you can write worse in C++".
Or as Booch says, "Trying old techniques with a new language could be like using a
power drill as a hammer, you could have a lot of bent nails and bleeding fingers". To
get the most out of C++, it is incorrect to view it just as more powerful (or the next
version of C.)
C++ has several features beyond C. Some of them are as follows:

Overloading functions
Overloading operators
Conversion or automatic type conversion
Inline functions
Prototypes
Default parameters

Exercise

Explain the Concept of OOPs.

Difference between Procedural Oriented Programming Language &
Object Oriented Programming Language.
C++ is the combination of __________ & ____________ Language.
C++ was invented by _____________.
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GETTING STARTED WITH C++
Data Types :
C++ recognizes the data types shown in the table below.
Type Name

Bytes

int
unsigned int
char
unsigned char
short
unsigned short
long

*
*
1
1
2
2
4

unsigned long
enum
float
double
long double

4
2
4
8
10

Other Names

Range of Values

signed, signed int

unsigned
signed char
none
short int, signed short
int
unsigned short int
long int, signed long int

System dependent
System dependent
-128 to 127
0 to 255
-32,768 to 32,767
0 to 65,535
-2,147,483,648 to
2,147,483,647
0 to 4,294,967,295
-32,768 to 32,767
3.4E +/-38 (7 digits)
1.7E +/-308 (15 digits
1.2E+/-4932 (19 digits

unsigned long int

none
none
none
none

C++ has four basic built-in data types. They are: char, int, float and double. Char is
for storing a single character and is usually one byte in size, int stores an integral
value usually two bytes long float and double stores floating point numbers. Float is
for single precision numbers and double is for double precision floating point. Signed
and unsigned are modifiers that can be used with any integral type. The char type is
signed by default.
The following are some examples of built-in data types and initialization:
main()
{
char c;
int p,q,r;
float f = 156.278;
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char a='a';

Specifiers :
Specifiers modify the meaning of the basic built- in types. They effectively provide a
larger set of built in types. The four specifiers or qualifiers are short, long, signed, and
unsigned. The long and short specifiers set the range that the data type will hold
short int, int, and long int are in ascending order of range size. The actual values vary
from machine to machine. Similarly, float, double, and long double are in order of
increasing capacity. There is no long float and no short float or double. The signed
and unsigned specifiers indicate whether the first bit of the data type is to be used as
a sign indicator or no. Except for char the default is signed. Char may or may not be
signed by default. The following program shows the bytes used by the different data
types along with the specifiers:
#include <iostream.h>
void main()
{
int I;
unsigned int ui;
short si;
long li;
unsigned short usi;
unsigned long uli;
char c;
unsigned char uc;
float f;
double d;
long double ld;

// Header file required for cout.

//ini is understood
//ditto
//ditto
//ditto

//cout is Console out, similar to printf

cout<<"\nSize of int ="<<sizeof(I);
cout<<"\nSize of unsigned int = "<<sizeof(ui);
cout<<"\nSize of short int ="<<sizeof(si);
cout<<"\nSize of long int ="<<sizeof(li);
cout<<"\nSize of unsigned short int = "<<sizeof(usi);
cout<<"\nSize of unsigned long int ="<<sizeof(uli)<<"\n";
cout<<"\nSize of char ="<<sizeof (c);
cout<<"\nSize of unsigned char ="<<sizeof(uc)<<"\n";
cout<<"\nSize of float = "<<sizeof(f);
cout<<"\nSize of double ="<<sizeof(d);
cout<<"\nSize of long double ="<<sizeof(ld)<<"\n";
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}
Constants :
The const keyword specifies that a variable's value is constant and tells the complier
to prevent the programmer from modifying it.
C++ Environment :
The following are keywords in Microsoft C and C++.
C Language Keywords :

asm
auto
for
short
cdecl
if
struct
default
load
unsigned
enum
register

fastcall
float
segname
caas
huge
static
continue
interrupt
union
else
pascal
while

self
segment
break
goto
sizeof
const
int
typedef
double
near
volatile
return

extern
based
fortran
signed
char
inline
switch
do
long
void
export
far saverefs

C++ Language Keywords :

class
virtual
inline
new

operator
friend
public
this

try
protected
private
delete

multiple inheritance
single inheritance
virtual inheritance

The following are not keywords, but they have special meaning in C++.
argc
argv
emit

envp
main
setargv

setenvp
set_new_handler
set_new_handler

As far as syntax is concerned C language functions / keywords are subset of C++. C

programs shall work in C++ compilers with "C" extensions. The C++ programs
should have ".CPP" extensions. C++ has a lot of other useful features and keywords
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which lend a very powerful application development environment. Some features are
specifically useful for Object Oriented Programming Eg.: Construction, Constructors,
Destructors, Inheritance etc. Whereas some features are not OOPS specific but are
very useful.
Eg. : Default parameters, function Overloading etc.
C++ has inherited all the properties from C, plus it has its own properties which are
more enhanced. Thus there are several topics which are a part of C, but also available
with C++ but not commonly used in C++.
The C++ language
Features to implement
Object Oriented
Programming

Useful
features

The C Language
Features common
to C and C++

Features not
used in C++
Commonly

Fig. 2.1 : The Relationship between C and C++

Escape Sequences :
The escape sequences allow you to use a sequence of characters to represent special
characters. Escape sequences are listed below. These escape sequences are used in
I/O statements like printf(), scanf(), cout etc.

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Sequence

Name

Sequence

\a
Alert (bell)
\f
Formfeed
\r
Carriage return
\v
Vertical tab
?
quotation mark
?
quotation mark
?
quotation mark
Backslash \ddd
ASCII character in octal
\xdd ASCII character in hex
Format Specifiers :

\b
\n
\t
\?

Name
Backspace
Newline
Horizontal tab
Literal
Single
Double

\'
\"
\\

printf (% [flags] [width] [.precision] [F | N| h | l | L } ] type );

The formats for the printf family of functions are listed below.
d,I

(signed decimal)

(unsigned octal integer)

x, X

f
g, G

(fixed-point integer)
(%e or %f; whichever
shorter

e, E
c

s
p
n

(unsigned decimal
integer)
(unsigned hex
integer)
(scientific notation)
(single character)
(string)
(pointer)
(character count)

Preprocessor Directives :
The table below lists the directives to the preprocessor. Their usage and the meaning
in C++ are the same as in C.
#define
#else

#error
#ifdef

#include
#pragma

#elif
#endif

Header Files :

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All the header files available in C are used in C++, alongwith other header files of
C++. A few of them are listed below in the table.
File Name

Major Contents

ASSERT.H
BIOS.H
CDERR.H
COLORDLG.H

Assert debugging macro

BIOS service functions
Common dialog error return code
Common dialog color dialog's control id
numbers
Common dialog functions, types, and
definition
Console and port I/O routines
Control panel extension DLL definitions
Character classification
Custom Control Library header file
Dynamic Data Exchange structures and
definitions
DDEML API header file
Directory control
Common dialog's dialog elements
numbers
MS-DOS interface functions
Obsolete: Use print.h instead
errno variable definitions
Flags used in_open and_sopen functions
Constants needed by math functions
Functions used by the filebuf and fstream

COMMDLG.H
CONIO.H
CPL.H
CTYPE.H
CUSTCNTIL.H
DDE.H
DDEML.H
DIRECT.H
DLGS.H
DOS.H
DRIVINIT.H
ERRONO.H
FCNTL.H
FLOAT.H
FSTREAM.H
GRAPH.H
IO.H
IOMANIP.H
IOS.H
IOSTREM.H
ISTREAM.H
LIMITS.H
LOCALE.H
LZDOS.H
LZEXPAND.H
MALLOC.H
MATH.H

classes

Low-level graphics and font routines

File-handling and low-level I/O
definitions / declarations for iostream's
parameterized manipulators
Functions used by the ios class
Functions used by the iostream classes
Functions used by the istream class
Ranges of integers and character types
Localization functions
Obsolete: Replaced by #define
LIB#include lzexpand.h>
Public interfaces for LZEXPAND.DLL.
Memory-allocation functions
Floating-point-math routines
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MEMORY.H
MMSYSTEM.H
NEW.H
OLE.H
OSTREAM.H
PENWIN.H
PENWOEM.H
PGCHART.H
PRINT.H
PROCESS.H
SCRNSAVE.H
SSEARCH.H
SETJMP.H
SHARE.H
SHELLAPI.H
SINGNAL.H
STDARG.H
STDDEF.H
STDIO.H
STDIOSTR.H
STDLIB.H
STREMB.H
STRESS.H
STRING.H
STRESTREA.H
TIME.H
TOOLHELP.H
TOOLHELP.DLL
VARARGS.H
VER.H
VMEMORY.H
WFEXT.H
WINDOWS.H
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Buffer-manipulation routines
Include file for Multimedia APIs
Declarations definitions for C++ memory
allocation functions.
OLE functions, types, and definitions
Functions used by the ostream class
Pen Windows functions, types, and definitions
Pen Windows APIs into recognizer layer
Presentation graphics
Printing helper functions, types, and
definitions
Process-control routines
Win3.1 screensaver definitions.
Searching and sorting functions
Setjmp and longjmp functions
Flags used in_sopen
SHELL.DLL functions, types, and definitions
Constants used by signal function
Macros for variable-length argument-list
functions
Commonly used data types and values
Standard I/O header file
Functions used by the stdiostream and
stdiobuf classes
Commonly used library functions
Functions used by the streambuf class
Stress functions definitions
String-manipulation functions
Functions used by strstream classes
General time functions
functions, types, and definitions
Variable-length argument-list functions
Version mnht. functions, types, and
definitions
Virtual memory functions
Windows File Manager Extensions definitions
Windows functions, types, and definitions
Macro APIs, window message creackes,
control
APIs
Function prototypes and general definition for
Win32 bit Memory management
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SYS\LOCKING.H
SYS\STAT.H
SYS\TIMEB.H
SYS\TYPES.H
SYS\UTIME.H

Flags used by locking function

File-status structures and functions
Time functions
File-status and time types
Run-time function

Extensions :
In C++, all the programs carry ".CPP" extensions as compared to ".C" extensions in C.
Any way, even if one is working in C++ compiler and gives ".C" extension, C compiler
takes over to compile that program.
C++ Comments :
Depending upon the requirement, they can be mentioned in either of the
following ways :
1. /*begins a comment and */ ends it.
2. double-slash (//) sequence.(unless it is inside a string),everything to the end
of the current line is a comment.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
void main( )
{
char name[20];
//This is a C++ comment
cout << "Enter a name... \n";
/* This is a C comment */
cin>> name;
// This is a C++ comment
cout << "The name you entered was " <<name;

}
Operators :

The table below lists C and C++ operators by category.

Arithmetic
+
*

Relational

Addition
Subtraction
Multiplication

<
<=
>
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Less than or equal to
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Division

>=

Greater than or equal

%
!=

Modulus
Not equal

==

Equal

Assignment
=
Assignment
+=
Addition
-=
Subtraction
/=
Division
<<= Left shift assignment
&=
Bitwise AND
|=
Bitwise OR

Increment & Decrement

++
Increment
-Decrement
*=
Multiplication
%=
Modulus
>>= Right shift assignment
^=
Bitwise exclusive OR

Bitwise

Logical

&
^
|
<<
~
&
*
()
[]
.
->
(type)

Bitwise AND
Bitwise-exclusive- OR
Bitwise
OR
Left shift
One's complement Pointer
Address of
Indirection
Function call
Array element
Structure or union member
Pointer to structure member
Type cast

||
!

&&
Logical AND
Logical OR
Logical NOT
>>
Right shift
Conditional
?:
Ternary
Miscellaneous : C++ only
::
Scope resolution
&
Reference
.*
Pointer to member
->
Pointer to member
Sizeof() Size in bytes

Let's run the following program.

Program:
#include<iostream.h>
void main()
{
int i=10;
cout<<"\n post-increment i = "<<i++;
cout<<"\n pre-increment i = "<<++i;
cout<<"\n post-decrement i = "<<i--;
cout<<"\n pre-decrement i = "<<--i;
}
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Output:
post-increment i = 10
pre-increment i = 12
post-decrement i = 12
pre-decrement i = 10
Console I/O
cout :
printf is very rigid function. We have to specify each datatype with the appropriate
symbol and then specify the data. The 'cout' statement instead does not take any such
prototyping. An example of a cout statement is:
cout<<"p"="<<p<<"National "<<str<<"\n";
Output :
p=100 National Computers
cin :
cin is the object used for standard input .>> is used with cin. This operator waits for
input that is of the same datatype that is supplied to it as argument. This is shown in
the previous example.
Excersice

Give the Data Types with their respective Specifiers in C++.

Give the operators in C++.
____________header file is used for Console I/O in C++.
Write a program to accept 2 nos. and give their addition,
subtraction, multiplication, division, & modulus.

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C++ BASICS
Functions
Definition :
Functions is a set of instructions that can be used at multiple instances, but defined
only once. The main() itself is a function in C and C++. The simple C program, if
written in the manner below will result in an error:
main()
{
}

printf("Hello Princeton\n");

Hence in the above program, we have to include the standard header file, STDIO.H
which contains the prototype of the function printf().
#include <stdio.h>
main()
{
printf("Hell Princeton\n");
}
Function Prototyping :
A function prototype is declaration that defines a function and its return type, so that
each time the function is called, it is checked against the prototype. It is necessary in
C++. When a function prototype is declared, this template is used by the compiler
when the function is called, to ensure that the proper arguments are passed to it and
the return value is correct.
Here is an example of a function prototype:
int func_name (float arg1, double arg2, char arg3);
This function will have three arguments:
The first float, second a double, and third a char. It returns an integer value. It could
also have been written in short as:
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Let us explore a new facility in C++ which is not available in C. i.e. Default
parameters. This reduces a lot of redundant coding in C++.
Default Parameters :
If a function is defined as accepting two integer parameters, and it is called with only
one integer, it will result in an error. This can be arranged to be syntactically correct
if we define initial values for the parameters. This is illustrated in the following
program:
Program:
#include<iostream.h>
void func (int a=0, int b=10)
{
cout <<" a=" <<a
<<" b=" <<b
<<"\n";
}
main()
{
int c=100, d=300;
func(c,d);
func(c);
func( );
}
Output:
a=100 b=300
a=100 b=10
a=0 b=10
While the above program will not work in C, it is error free in C++. The function
func() can be called with two, one or no parameters because the missing parameter
can always be used as it is initialized with some value. The program output would
look like this:
Thus we see that C++ behaves on three different levels with the programmer.
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2) On the moderate level it allows the programmer to specify default values, but
when the programmer fails to define his own parameters, the default
parameters help him out.
If the prototype of the above function is to be specified, it is written in the following
way.
void func (int, int);
It would result in an error. Since the compiler first looks at the prototype default
values must also be specified in the prototype declaration too. Hence the prototype
must be specified thus:
void func (int=0, int=10);
Storage Classes
There are two categories of storage classes - the declarable and the non-declarable.
As in C, automatic, static and extern are the declarable storage classes. Dynamically
allocated objects form a non-declarable storage class.
Declarations and Definitions.
Automatic :
An instance(object) of a class is similar variable. Hence local variables in functions
are created on the stack. The constructor is called at the point of declaration and the
destructor is called when the scope (closing brace) ends.
Extern :
The extern keyword tells the compiler to defer allocation. An initializer is not allowed
in a declaration. For example:
extern int y;
extern const start
struct person;

// Names a variable.
//Names a constant. Defers storage allocation.
//Names a structure type. The members
// are not defined and the size of the struct is not known.

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The extern keyword defines EXTERNAL variables. These are defined in one file and
to use it in another file it should be declared thus: extern int file1_variable;
Static Data Members :The static member variable has certain special characteristics :
1) It is initialized to zero when the first object of its class is created.
2) Only one copy of that member is created for the entire class and is shared by
all the objects of that class no matter how many objects are created
3) It is visible only within the class but its lifetime is the entire program.
Static variables are normally used to maintain values common to the entire class.
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
class test
{
static int ctr; //static variable ctr
int no;
//normal variable no
public : void getdata(int a)
{
no=a;
ctr++;
}
void getctr(void)
{
cout<<ctr=<<ctr<<endl;
}
void getno(void)
{
cout<<number=<<no<<endl;
}
};
int test::ctr;
void main()
{
test t1,t2,t3; //static variable ctr is initialized to zero
t1.getctr();
t2.getctr();
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t1.getdata(10);
t2.getdata(20);
t3.getdata(30);
t1.getctr();
t2.getctr();
t3.getctr();
t1.getno();
t2.getno();
t3.getno();
}
OUTPUT :
ctr
no
0
0
0
1
2
3

10
20
30

function()
t1.getctr()
t2.getctr()
t3.getctr()
t1.getdata()
t2.getdata()
t3.getdata()

output
ctr=0
ctr=0
ctr=0
-

t1.getctr()
t2.getctr()
t3.getctr()

ctr=3
ctr=3
ctr=3

t1.getno()
t2.getno()
t3.getno()

number=10
number=20
number=30

Static Member Functions :Features of static member functions :1) A static function can have access to only other static member(function or
variables)declared in the same class
2) A static member function can be called using the class name(instead of its
objects) as follows :
class-name :: functionname
#include <iostream.h>
class test
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int no;
//normal variable
static int ctr;
//static variable
public : void setno(void)
{
no=++ctr;
}
void showno(void)
{
cout<<object number=<<no<<endl;
}
static void showctr(void)
{
cout<<count=<<ctr<<endl;
}

};
int test :: ctr ;
void main()
{
test t1,t2;
t1.setno();
t2.setno();
test :: showctr();
test t3;
t3.setno();
test :: showctr();
t1.showno();
t2.showno();
t3.showno();
}
Explanation :
ctr

no

function

output

1
2

1
2

t1.setno()
t2.setno()

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test::showctr()
t3.setno()
test::showctr()
t1.showno()
t2.showno()
t3.showno()

count=2
count=3
object number=1
object number=2
object number=3

Global :
A global (extern or static) variable is alive for the entire program. It is declared above
the main () in the program.
Scoping :
'Scoping' rules define the blocks or file where a variable is accessible, and when it gets
created or destroyed.
Scope Rules
Local or Block Scope :
Same as in C. In C++, an object declared in a block is said to be in block scope. It is
visible within the block from the point of declaration, and to all the blocks that are
embedded within this block.
File Scope :
An object declared outside any function body, is visible from the point of declaration
to the end of the file.
Function scope :
Variables defined in a function are seen within that function.
main()
{
int variable1 ;
//only variable1 accessible
{
int variable2;
//variable variable2 accessible

}
//here variable2 is destroyed
//only variable 1 accessible
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}
//variable 1 is destroyed here
//neither variable1 nor variable2 accessible here
An aspect of C++ that differs from C, and is very useful, the data can be declared on
the fly. This means the declarations need not be restricted only to the start of a block.
They can exist among the executable statements and sometimes also within them.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
int a=20;
main()
{
{

//this is new block

int a=5;

for (int i=0;i<10;++i)

}
++a;
int b=10;

}
int b=210;
}

//a can be used from outer block

//variable defined at end of block
//this b is different from the b above}

Global :
Global Variables are defined outside all of the functions blocks, and are available
throughout the file and also to other files. Suppose that the following is contained in
one file:
The following code shows were the variables variable1, variable2, and variable3 are
available and where unavailable.
int globalvariable;
main()
{
globalvariable=20;
}

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In C when a local variable has the same name as a global variable in the block, the
global variable is inaccessible. This handicap is overcome in C++. Using the symbol ::
before the variable name indicates that the global variable is to be used, and not the
local synonym. An example follows.
Program:
#include <stdio.h>
int p = 100; //global variable
main()
{
int p;
p =50;

printf("%d\n", p,::p);
{
int p = 25;
printf("%d%\n" ,p, ::p);
}

Local :
Variables are defined within a block, i.e. within a function. They are 'automatic' by
default. This means that they are automatically created when the function is entered,
and destroyed when the function is exited. To declare a variable as automatic the
word 'auto' has to precede the declaration.
e.g.auto int i:
Register int i :
Local variables can also be declared of type 'register'. This causes the compiler to
access i as fast as possible.
Control Structures
The statement for controlling program flow are:
if-else,
for,

while,
break,

do-while,
continue,

switch statement.

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Global Variables
Accessible by any function
Accessible only by function A

Accessible only by function B

Local
Variables

Local variables

Function A

Function B

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Conditional Statements
1) if-else
2) switch statement
1)
if-else :
The if statement will execute a body of itself when the condition is true otherwise it
will execute the body of else.
Forms of if-else
a)

if(conditional expression)
{
statement(s) to be performed if expression is true.
}

b)

if(conditional expression)
{
statement(s) to be performed if expression is true;
}
else
{
statement(s) to be performed if expression is false
}

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Nested if-else
c)

if(conditional expression)

d)

false

if(conditional expression)
false

true

true

statement(s);
if(conditional expression)

false

else

false

{
if(conditional

true

expression)

{
false

false

false

statement(s);

true

else

false

statement(s)

}
statement(s);

else

statement(s);

else

}
statement(s);

}
Example :
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<stdlib.h>
void main()
{
int s1,s2,s3,avg;
cout<<"Enter the marks of three subjects:";
cin>>s1>>s2>>s3;
if(s1<35 || s2<35 || s3<35)
{
cout<<"The student is fail";
getch();
exit(0);
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}
avg=(s1+s2+s3)/3;
if(avg>=35 && avg<45)
cout<<"The student is in third division";
if(avg>=45 && avg<50)
cout<<"The student is in second division";
if(avg>=60 && avg<75)
cout<<"The student is in first division";
if(avg>=75)
cout<<"The student has got distinction";
getch();
}
Switch - Case :
The switch and case keywords evaluate expression and execute any statement
associated with constant-expression whose value matches the initial expression. If
there is no match with a constant expression, the statements associated with the
default keyword are executed. If the default keyword is not used, control passes to the
statement following the switch block.
switch (expression)
{case value1 : statement; break;
case value2 : statement; break;
case value3 : statement; break;
()
default
: statement;
}
The following is a menu program the uses the switch statement:
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
main()
{
int esc = 0;
char inkey;
while (esc == 0)
{
cout<<"selct a,b,c, or q to quit";
cin>>inkey;
switch(inkey)
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{
case 'a':cout<<"a has been selected\n";
break;
case 'b':cout<<"b has been selected \n";
break;
case 'c':cout<<"c has been selected \n";
break;
case 'q':cout<<"I quit \n";
esc = 1;
default :cout<<"please choose only a,ba,c,q\n";
}
}
}

The basic functioning of these control structures is same as in C.

Loops :The main purpose of a loop is to keep on repeating the same thing constantly.
Difference Between Conditional Statements & Loops :
The conditional statements executes only once. But loops can be made to execute
until condition becomes false .
While Loop :while (condition)
{
true
statement(s)
}
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
void main()
{
int ctr=1,no,sum=0;
while(ctr<=5)
{
cout<<enter one number=<<endl;
cin>>no;
sum=sum+no;
ctr++;
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}
cout<<sum=<<sum;
}
INPUT :
enter one number=2
enter one number=3
enter one number=7
enter one number=4
enter one number=9
OUTPUT :
Sum=25
Explanation :
ctr
ctr<=5c
ondition(true/false)
sum+no=sum
1
1<=5
true
2
2<=5
true
3
3<=5
true
4
4<=5
true
5
5<=5
true
6
6<=5
false

no
2
3
7
4
9
-

0+2
2+3
5+7
12+4
16+9

=2
=5
=12
=16
=25
-

Do While :do
{
do this;
}
while(condition);
true
false

The Difference Between While And Do - While

In while loop if the condition is true then only it will execute the body of loop . But in
do-while loop first it executes the body of do and then it checks the condition from
while so even if our condition false is first time still it will execute at least once.
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
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int no,sum=0;
char ch;
do
{
cout<<"enter one number="<<endl;
cin>>no;
sum=sum+no;
cout<<"do you want to enter number again(y/n)=";
fflush(stdin);
cin>>ch;
}
while(ch=='y');
cout<<"sum="<<sum;

}
Input :

enter one number=5

do you want to enter number again=y
enter one number=8
do you want to enter number again=y
enter one number=2
do you want to enter number again=n
Output :
Sum=15
Explanation :
no
no+sum=sum
5
5 + 0 =5
8
5 + 8 =13
2
13+ 2 =15

ch
y
y
n

condition(true/false)
true
true
false

For
The for statement first initializes the loop, then tests the condition, then goes through
the loop and at the end does some form of stepping.
for ( initialization;expression;step ) //no semicolons
{ statement A}
for(initialisations ;condition ;increment/decrement )

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false
{
false

true
do this;

}
The expression is evaluated before each iteration and executes the statement only if
true. At the end of the loop the step is executed. Any of the above expressions initialization, expression, step or statement may be empty.
for (;i<10;)
The for loop is usually used for counting purpose.
Inside a loop, the flow can be controlled using break and continue. To quit the loop at
any point use the break keyword. Continue skips over the rest of the statements in
the loop, and goes on to the next iteration. For example look at two loops:
for(i=0;;++i)
{
statements..
if ( i==100 ) break;
statements
}
Here the loop will execute infinitely if it were not for the break statement which
causes exit from the loop at he 101 st iteration
Nested For Loop :

for(initialize;condition;increment/decrement)
false
true
{
for(initialize;condition;increment/decrement)
false
{
true
do this ;
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false
}
}
Example :
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int row,col;
for(row=1;row<=3;row++)
{
for(col=row;col<=3;col++)
{
printf(*);
}
printf(\n);
}
getch();
}
Output :

***
**
*

Explanation :
row
1

row<=3 condition col col<=3 condition

output
1<=3
true
1
1<=3
true
*
2
2<=3
true
*
3
3<=3
true
*
4
4<=3
false
No Output(\n)
2<=3

true

2
3
4

3<=3

true

2<=3
3<=3
4<=3

true
true
false

3<=3

true

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4<=3

4<=3
false

false
-

No Output(\n)
-

Exercise

Explain Static data member & functions.

Explain all the control structures with examples?
Explain all the loops with examples?
Write a program in C++ to print the Fibonacci series?
Write a program in C++ to get all the prime numbers from 1
to 100?
Write a program to print as shown below?
1
21
321
4321
54321
4321
321
21
1
if the number entered by the user is 5.

Chapter -4
CLASSES AND OBJECTS
Structures :
A structure is a collection of data of similar or different data types. It can represent a
record.
Creating structure :
On creating a structure a new datatype is defined. This definition creates a new
datatype for future use. Variables of this data type can be then declared and used like
the basic data types. For example, if the details of a student is to be stored, the
following structure is used.
struct StudentDetail
{
int
RollNum;
char Name [40];
int
Marks [6];
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float
char

Percent;
Grade;

};
Example:
struct StudentDetail
{
int
RollNum;
char Name [40];
int
Marks [6];
float Percent;
char Grade;
}s
[50];
struct Object1;
The keyword struct is used to define the structure Object1. The user-defined name
StudentDetail is a tag, which is used at the time of declaring a structure variable. the
above examples give the declaration and initialization of structures, structure
pointers and structure arrays. The first example declares only one structure to store
details of an individual student, whereas the second declares an array of structure to
store detail of 50 students of the entire class.
Data Encapsulation :
Consider the structure,
struct number
{
public: int p;
};
The keyword public makes p available to all those who knowingly or unknowingly use
it. It is not guarded from outside interference. Any statement can now use it as
though it were just another structure member.
Similarly
struct number
{
private: int p;
}

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The 'private' protects the variable p, restricting its use to its private zone, and thus
ensuring that even accidentally the data cannot be touched or tampered with. This is
the concept of Data Encapsulation.
Class and Objects :
Definition :
A Class is an abstract datatype which contains data and the functions that access that
data. An Object is an instance of a class.
Here we are not concerned about how the addition of two complex numbers is taking
place. We are only concerned about the fact that adding two complex numbers adds
their real parts and their imaginary parts respectively. The actual operations on the
data is hidden. These operations are done by Methods. These methods are the
member functions of the class that operate on the data. The picture of the Class and
the Objects is shown in the fig.
Class

Data
Member Function
Member Function
Object

Object

Data

Data

Member Function

Member Function

Member Function

Member Function

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Fig 4.1: The Object -oriented Paradigm

Let us study one more example in detail to understand the classes better.
Program:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream.h>
class number
{
private: int p;
public: void display(void)
{
p = 100;
printf("%d\n" ,p);
}
};
void main()
{
number n;
n.display();
}
Output:
100
Here we have a class, tagged number, having a private member, p, and a public
function, display ( ). Through this function we can access the private member of the
structure, although in a restricted manner. This is called Data Abstraction.
Access specifiers :
There are four access specifiers, of which two are of interest here.
Private :
Every attribute and member function declared between a private keyword and the
next access specifier or the end of the class is hidden from the users of the class. They
are however accessible to member functions of the class itself. In the example class
number above, p is private and not accessible to the users of the class number, except
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Public :
Every attribute and member function declared between the public keyword and the
end of the class is available to the user as well as member functions of the class itself.
In the example class number above, member function display is public and hence can
be accessed by users of this class.
Program:
#include <stdio.h>
#include <iostream.h>
class integer
{
private :
int i;
public:
void print(void)
{
i=10;
printf("PUBLIC
MEMBER i=%d" ,i);
}
};
void main(void)
{
integer num;
num.print();
}

FUNCTION

ACCESSING

PRIVATE

Output:
PUBLIC FUNCTION ACCESSING PRIVATE MEMBER I=10
Data Hiding :
The private and public sections of a class are given by the keywords "private" and
"public" respectively. All the variables and the functions declared in a class, whether
in the private section, are the member if the class. The keywords - private and public
- in a class determine the accesibility of class members. However, a program can
access the private members of a class only by using the public member functions of
the class as shown in the figure below. This insulation of data members from direct
access in a program is called as INFORMATION HIDING or DATA HIDING.
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PROGRAM:
#include <iostream.h>
#include <stdio.h>
class A
{
private: int x;
public :
void set(int b)
{
x= b ;
}
void print()
{
cout <<x<<"\n";
}
//iostream.h used
};
main()
{
A object1,object2;
object1.set(105);
object1.print();

//two objects created

object2.set(60);
object2.print();
getchar();
}
Output :

//stdio.h used

105
60
Private

Data or Functions

Not accessible
from outside class

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Public
Accessible
outside class

Fig. 4.2: Private and Public

Data Abstraction :
It helps in separating the computer's view of data from that of a human. In other
words, data abstraction represents information in terms of its interface with the user.
Once the data structure has been designed, functions can be defined to operate on it.
These functions can be stand alone functions like the traditional C language functions
or functions declared in that structure. This bundling together of data and the
functions that operate on that data is called as DATA ENCAPSULATION.
First level Abstraction :
In the diagram we see that the programmer cannot see the real data, but can only
access the data in a very specific manner using the Methods. In the figure the four
data items can be accessed in only six different ways using six Methods.
Second level Abstraction :
We can have more than one layer between the programmer and the data as shown in
the fig. This is called Second layer of Abstraction. Data is private and can be accessed
by three private methods which in turn are accessed by other three public methods by
the programmer. Here it is called two layered Data Abstraction.
Methods
private
public
m1
m2
d1
d2

m3
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Data
Encapsulated

d3

m5

d4

m6

Fig. 4.3 Single level Abstraction

I level Abstraction II level Abstraction
Data

Methods

data

m1

data

m2

data

m3

private

private

layer 1

layer 2

Methods

Programmer

MA
MB
MC
public

Fig. 4.4 Multilevel Abstraction.

Object :
A class is a user- defined data type and an object is an instance of a class. Data
members of different objects belonging to the same class occupy different memory
areas, but function members of different objects of the same class share the same set
of functions. A data item that belongs to a class is an object. Int, float, char and
double can be called classes and the corresponding variables their objects.
Method :

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Is a function associated with an object. To "send a message' to an object means to use

a methods of that object. In the above example display is a method. It accesses the
private data p. The data items and the functions (methods) of a class together are
termed as MEMBERS of the class.
Every class acts as a SERVER TO THE OTHERS THAT USE IT.
A class can be used in one of three ways:
1. By explicitly declaring a variable of the given class type.
2. By making a class contain the given class.
3. By inheriting from a given class (see chapter on inheritance).
Client Server Concept :
The user is called the CLIENT. The client and server are said to follow a PROTOCOL.
The server satisfies the protocol by providing the services( or calls or methods) it
offers and the client satisfies the protocol by requesting only those services (or calling
or messaging for) that have been offered. The terminology we would use is, that A
CLIENT MESSAGES THE SERVER, AND IN REPONSE THE SERVER EXECUTES A
METHOD. The server may execute a method by calling a member function or by
retrieving an attribute.
In order to execute a method, the server class may have to access some attributes and
other member functions, which it would not like to offer as services to the user. They
form implementation details that the user need not know about. In fact, the server
may change the implementation without informing the user, provided it satisfies the
class protocol (or interface). This is known as INFORMATION HIDING and leads to
ENCAPSULATION.
Lets face OOPS with one more example:
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
class Distance
{
private:
int feet;
float inches;
public:
void initdist(int ft, float in)
{

// Distance class
// Hidden Data

// set distance

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feet = ft; inches = in;

void getdist()
// get Length from user
{
cout <<"\nenter feet: ";
cin >> feet;
cout <<"\nEnter inches: "; cin >> inches;
}
void showdist()
// display distance
{
cout << feet <<"--"<< inches <<"\n" ;
}

};
void main()
{
Distance dist1, dist2;
dist1.initdist(11,6.25);
dist2.getdist();

}
Here:

// define two lengths

// set dist 1
// get dist2 from user
// display lengths
cout <<"\ndist1 ="; dist1.showdist();
cout <<"\ndist2 = "; dist2.showdist();

Distance is a class.
dist 1,dist 2 are objects of class Distance.
initdist (), getdist() and showdist() are methods that acesses.
feet and indhes which is the private data.
"this" pointer :
When a method is invoked a pointer is passed to it which identifies the one object
(among the many objects that may belong to the same class) that we want to use. This
pointer is called 'this'. The built in pointer, 'this', points to the object being processed.
#include <iostream.h>
class number
{
private:
int p;
public:
void assign(int q)
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this->p=q;
}
void display (void)
{
cout <<this->p<<"\n";
}

};
void main()
{
number n,m;
n.assign(100);
m.assign(200);
n.display();
m.display();
}
Output:
100
200

//multiple onjects of the same calss

data
this

data

Pointer

method
method

Fig. 4.5 This Pointer

In this program even though objects n and m are used alternately, the 'this' pointer
directs the processing to the right object.
Arrays Of Objects
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
class employee
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int age;
char name[15];
public : void getdata(void);
void putdata(void);
};
void employee :: getdata(void)
{
cout<<"Enter name="<<endl;
cin>>name;
cout<<"Enter age="<<endl;
cin>>age;
}
void employee :: putdata(void)
{
cout<<"Name="<<name<<endl;
cout<<"Age="<<age<<endl;
}
void main()
{
employee manager[3]; //Array of object
for(int i=0;i<3;i++)
{
cout<<"\n Details of manager :"<<i+1<<"\n";
manager[i].getdata();
}
for(i=0;i<3;i++)
{
cout<<"\n Manager :"<<i+1<<"\n";
manager[i].putdata();
}
}
Interactive Input :
Program Output :
Details of manager :1
Enter name=kashyap
Enter age=23

Manager :1
Name=kashyap
Age=23

Details of manager :2
Enter name=Bhushan
Enter age=25

Manager :2
Name=Bhushan
Age=25

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Details of manager :3
Enter name=Mitesh
Enter age=22

Manager :3
Name=Mitesh
Age=22

Objects as Function Arguments

Like any other data type, an object may be used as a function argument. This can be
done in two ways :
1) A copy of the entire object is passed to the function.
2) Only the address of the object is transferred to the function.
Example :
#include<conio.h>
#include<iostream.h>
class time
{
int hr,min;
public : void gettime(int h,int m)
{
hr=h;
min=m;
}
void puttime(void)
{
cout<<hr<<"hours and ";
cout<<min<<"minutes "<<"\n";
}
void sum(time , time); //objects are arguments
};
void time :: sum(time t1,time t2) //t1 and t2 are objects
{
hr=t1.hr+t2.hr;
min=t1.min+t2.min;
while(min>59)
{
min=min-60;
hr=hr+1;
}
}
void main()
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time t1,t2,t3;
t1.gettime(2,45);
t2.gettime(3,30);
t3.sum(t1,t2);
t1.puttime();
t2.puttime();
t3.puttime();

//t3=t1+t2
//display t1
//display t2
//display t3

OUTPUT :
2 hours and 45 minutes
3 hours and 30 minutes
6 hours and 15 minutes
hr
min

6
15

t1.hr
t1.min

2
45

t2.hr

t2.min

30

(t1+t2)

t3.sum(t1 , t2)
Friend Functions :
Friend function possesses certain special characteristics :
a) It is not in the scope of the class to which it has been declared as friend.
b) Since it is not in the scope of the class, it cannot be called using the object of
that class. It can not be invoked like a normal function without the help of
any object.
c) Unlike member function, it cannot access the member names directly and has
to use an object name and dot membership operator with each member
name.(e.g. A.x).
d) Usally, it has object as arguments.
Example :#include<iostream.h>
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#include<conio.h>
class B;
//Forward declaration
class A
{
int a;
public : void seta()
{
cout<<"enter first number="<<endl;
cin>>a;
}
void friend max(A,B);
};
class B
{
int b;
public : void setb()
{
cout<<"enter second number="<<endl;
cin>>b;
}
void friend max(A,B);
};
void max(A a1 , B b1)
//Definition of friend function
{
if(a1.a>b1.b)
cout<<"first number is greater";
if(a1.a<b1.b)
cout<<"second number is greater";
if(a1.a==b1.b)
cout<<"both numbers are equal";
}
void main()
{
A a2;
a2.seta();
B b2;
b2.setb();
max(a2,b2);
}
Returning Objects :
A function can not only receive objects as arguments but also can return objects to
another function.
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Example :
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
class complex
//x+iy form
{
float x;
// real part
float y;
//imaginary part
public : void input(float real , float imag)
{
x=real;
y=imag;
}
friend complex sum(complex , complex);
void show(complex);
};
complex sum(complex c1, complex c2)
{
complex c3;
//object c3 is created
c3.x=c1.x+c2.x;
c3.y=c1.y+c2.y;
return(c3);
}
void complex :: show(complex c)
{
cout<<c.x<<"+ j"<<c.y<<"\n";
}
void main()
{
complex A,B,C;
A.input(3.1 , 5.65);
B.input(2.75,1.2);
C=sum(A,B); //C=A+B;
cout<<"A=";A.show(A);
cout<<"B=";B.show(B);
cout<<"C=";C.show(C);
}
Output :
A=3.1+j5.65
B=2.75+j1.2
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C=5.85+j6.85

Exercise

Explain classes & objects with example?

A member declared as _______ can be accessed anywhere
in the program whereas ________ can be accessed only
within the class.
Explain data abstraction with its various levels?
Explain this pointer with example?
Explain friend functions with example?
Create two classes DM & DB which store the value of
distances. DM stores distances in meters and centimeters
and DB in feet and inches. Write a program that can read
values for the class objects and add one object DM with
another object of DB.
Use a friend function to carry out the addition
operation. The object that stores the results may be a
DM object or DB object, depending on the units in
which the result are required. The display should be
in the format of feet and inches or meters and
centimeters depending on the object on display.

Chapter - 5
POLYMORPHISM
Function Overloading :
Definition :
When several different function declarations are specified for a single name in the
same scope, that function is said to be overloaded. When that name is used, the
correct functions is selected by comparing the types of the actual arguments with the
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Explanation :
In C, if in the same scope we had two function definitions with the same name, it
would be an error. Thus if we wanted to display a char, a float and an int, we would
have to write three functions: one accepting a char argument, one a float and one an
int. Each function would have to be given a different name and we would have to
remember three names just to display some variable. If we had a lot of datatypes, the
list of names would grow so long. C++, however, allows the functions to be
differentiated, not only by their names, but also by the datatypes of their arguments.
Thus different functions can be called by the same name and different argument
datatypes.
Program :
#include <stdio.h>
void print(char *a)
{
printf("%s\n",a);
}
void print(int a)
{
printf("%d\n",a);
}
void print(float d)
{
printf("%f\n",d);
}
main()
{
char *s= "National Computers";
int i = 100;
float f = 123456.78;
print(f);
print(s);
print(i);

}
Output :
123456.78
National Computers
100

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This feature is called function overloading. Another point about function overloading
is that the compiler differentiates the functions according to their argument types
and Not according to their return types. Thus the following prototypes will not be
acceptable:
int sum (float, float);
float sum (float, float);
Overloading Rules :
In order to match the arguments and make a call, C++ follows rules:
1. Exact match.
2. int to double conversion.
3. Any user defined conversion i.e. provided as constructors for the user defined
class taking single parameter as a reference to another user defined or inbuilt
type or as conversion functions.

print (float)

___________
___________
___________
print (f);
___________
___________
___________
print (s)
___________
___________
___________
print (i);
___________
___________
___________

print (char)

print (int)

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Fig. 5.1 Overloaded Functions

Functions that CANNOT be overloaded :
1. Functions that differ only in the return type.
2. Member functions that differ only in, that one is static member and other
isn't.
3. Functions that differ by an argument being a pointer (*) versus an array([ ]).
4. Overloading is defined in the same scope and not across scopes. Note the
following example:
int f(char*);
void g()
{
extern int f (int);
f ("abc");

//hides earlier declaration. They

// are in different scopes.
// invalid, as function is not overridden but
// hidden, hence not seen.

}
Member functions of two different classes may have the same name as the default
parameter would differ. Strictly speaking, these functions are in different (class)
scopes.
Inline Functions :
C++ allows functions to be defined with a new keyword inline. Inline functions,
unlike conventional functions, do not result in a call to a single functions; rather, the
code for the inline function expands in place wherever the function is used. To inline
a function the programmer adds the keyword inline in front of the definition.
inline min(int n1, int n2)
{ return (n1<n2) ? n1 : n2;

The inline functions are faster as the compiler just picks the code and thus slower
stack operations are obviated. Unlike MACROS, they are part of the C++ language
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Strings :
The string manipulation routines allow you to compare strings, copy them, search for
strings and characters, and perform various other operations. All the functions of
strings that are valid in C are all valid in C++. To have an access to all the functions
listed below, one has to include "string.h" header file.
Routine

Description

Strcat,
strchr,

fstrcat
fstrchr

strcmComp
strcpy,
strcspm,

fstrcmp
fstrcpy
fstrcsn

strdup,
sterror

fstrdup

Append one string to another

Find first occurrence of character
in String
Compare two strings
Copy one string to another String
Find first occurrence of a character
from set
Duplicate a string
Maps an error number to a message
string
Maps user-defined error message
string
Compare two strings without regard to
case
Find length of string
Covert string to lowercase
Append characters of a string
Compare characters of two strings
Copy characters of one string to
another
Compare two strings w/o regard to
case
Set characters of a string to a given
character
Find first occurrence character from
string in another
Find last occurrence of character in
string
Reverse a string
Set all characters to a given character
Find first occurrence of string in
another string
Convert a string to uppercase

sterror
stricmp,

fstricmp

strlen,
strwr,
strncat,
strncmp,
strncpy,

fstrlen
fstrlwr
fstrncat
fstrncmp
fstrncpy

strnicmp,

fstrnicmp

strnset,

fstrnset

strpbek,

fstrpbrk

strchr,

fstrrchr

strrev,
strset,
strstr,

fstrrev
fstrset
fstrstr

strupr,

fstrupr

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Input / Output
In C++, there are facilities for performing input and output known as streams.
Cout :
The Standard Output Stream: cout
The name cout represents the standard output stream. You can use cout to display
information:
#include <iostream.h>
void main(0)
{ count << "Hello, world\n";}
The string Hello, word\n is sent to the standard output device, which is the screen.
The << operator is called the insertion operator. It points from what is being sent
(the string) to where is going (the screen). Suppose you want to print an integer
instead of a string. In C, you would use printf with a format string that describes the
parameters:
printf(%d", amount );
The program sends three different data types to cout; a string literal, the integer
amount variable, and a character constant '.' to add a period to the end of the
sentence. Notice how multiple values are displayed using a single statement. The <<
operator is repeated for each value.
Formatted Output :
So far, the examples haven't sent formatted output to cout. Suppose you want to
display an integer using hexadecimal instead of decimal notation. The prinf function
handles this well. How does cout do it? Let's face it.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
main()
{
int amount = 123;
cout <<dec << amount <<' '
<< oct << amount <<' '
<< hex << amount;
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}
Output:
123 173 7b
The example inserts each of the manipulators (dec, oct, and hex) to convert the value
in amount into different representations. Each of the values shown is a different
representation of the decimal value 123 from the amount variable. Let us take one
example to see all different types of datatypes and the streams.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
main()
{
int i = 65535U;
cout << "i =" << i << "\n";
long int l = 42294967295L;
cout <<"l =" << l << "\n";
cout << "i = " << unsigned(i) <<"\n";
cout << "l = " << ( unsigned long ) l << "\n";
}
Cin :
The standard Input Stream: cin
At times you may want to read data from the keyboard. C++ includes its own version
of standard input in the form of cin. The next example shows you how to use cin to
read an integer from the keyboard.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
void main()
{
int amount;
cout << "Enter an amount... \n";
cin >> amount;
cout << "The amount you entered was " << amount;
}

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This example prompts you to enter an amount. Then cin sends the value that enter to
the variable amount. The next statement displays the amount using cout to
demonstrate that the cin to read other data types as well. The next example shows
how to read a string from the keyboard.
Program;
#include <iostream.h>
void main()
{
char name[20];
cout << "Enter a name... \n";
cin >> name;
cout <<"The name you entered was " << name;
}
The approach shown in this example has a serious flaw. The character array is only
20 characters long. If you type too many characters, the stack overflows and peculiar
things happen. The get function solves this problem. For now, the examples assume
that you will not type more characters than a string can accept.
Common Manipulators Stream Format Control Functions :
Manipulator

Member Function

Description

Dec
Hex
Oct
setfill( c)
setprecision(c)
setw(n)

flags(10)
flags(16)
flags(8)
fill(c)
precision (c)
width(n)

Set radix to 10
Set radix to 16
set radix to 8
Set the fill char'r to c
Set display precision to c
set field width

The Standard Error Stream: cerr

To send output to the standard error device, use cerr instead of cout. You can use this
technique to send messages to the screen from programs that have their standard
output redirected to another file or device. Now format flag values for the stream. The
values are specified by the following bit masks (ios enumerators) that can be
combined using the bitwise-OR ( | ) operator. The following program shows different
overloaded methods of cout, used extensively for output formatting.
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Program:
#include <iomanip.h>
#include <iostream.h>
main()
{
cout.setf(ios::right|ios::showpoint|ios::fixed);
cout.precision(2);
cout.width(20);
cout<<500000.0 << "\n";
}
The following table shows the details of methods associated with cout. They all are
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Value Meaning
ios::skips

Skip white space on input

ios::left

Left-align values; pad on the right with the fill character

ios::right

Right-align values; pad on the left with the fill character.

ios::internal

Add fill characters after any leading sign or base indication

ios::dec

Format numeric values as base 10 (decimal)

iosoct

Format numeric values as base 8 (octal)

ios::hex

Format numeric values as base 16

ios::showbase Display numeric constants in a format that can be read by the

C++ compiler.
values.

ios::showpoint Show decimal point and trailing zeros for floating-point

ios::uppercase Display uppercase A-F for hex values and E for scientific
ios::showpos

Show plus signs(+) for positive values.

ios::scientific Display floating-point numbers in scientific format.

ios::fixed

Display floating-point numbers in fixed format.

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The class heirarchy is shown below in the class tree.

ios

istream

ostream

isstream

ofstream

istream_withassign
iostream
ifstream

stream_withas
sign

ostream

strstream

fstream
streambuf

stdiostream

iostream_init

filebuf

strstreambuf
stdiobuf

Fig. 5.2 Class ios

Manipulators :
There are two types of Manipulators: Input and Output Manipulators allow you to
add functions into the streams itself reducing the code. One has to include the
<iomanip.h> file to implement these manipulators.
Program :
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#include <iostream.h>
#include <iomanip.h>
ostream & setup(ostream &st)
{
st.setf(ios::left);
st << setw(10) << setfill ('$');
return st;
}
main()
{
cout <<10<< " " <<setup << 10;
}
Output:
10 10$$$$$$$$

Exercise

Explain polymorphism, with example.

Explain all the string manipulation functions.
Explain the manipulators with a program.
Write a program to calculate the simple interest the default
interest rate is 2.5(using default value of arguments of
function).

Chapter - 6
CONSTRUCTORS AND DESTRUCTORS

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Constructors
Definition :
A 'Constructor' is a method that has the same name as its class and is automatically
executed only at the time of declaration of an object of the class. A constructor cannot
be invoked by a user or explicitly called.
Consider the following program on a simple constructor.
Program :
#include <iostream.h>
class C1
{
private: int p,q;
public: C1 (int a =0, int b=0)
{
p=a; q=b;
}
int add (int a)
{
return (p+q+a);
}
int add (C1 a)
{
return (p+a.p+q+a.q);
}
void display (void)
{
cout <<p<<" "<<q<<"\n";
}
};
main()
{
C1 n,m(200);
n.display();
m.display();
int I=n.add(10);
cout<<I<<"\n";
int j=n.add(m);
cout<<j<<"\n";
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}
Output:
00
200 0
10
200
What a Constructor Does ?
A constructor performs various tasks that are not visible to you as the programmer,
even if you write no code for the constructor. These tasks are all associated with
building a complete and correct instance of class type. Constructors are called at the
point an object is created. Objects are created as:
1. Global (file-scoped or externally linked) objects.
2. Local objects, within a function or smaller enclosing block.
3. Dynamic objects, using new operator allocates an object on the program heap
or "free store".
4. Temporary objects created by explicitly calling a constructor.
5. Temporary objects created implicitly by the compiler.
6. Data members of another class. Creating objects of class type, where the class
type is composed of other class-type variables, causes each object in the class
to be created.
7. Base class sub-object of a class. Creating objects of derived class type causes
the base class components to be created.
Types of Constructors :
C++ defines two special kinds of constructors, default and copy constructors.

1.

Default Constructor :
It can be called with no arguments. It Construct a default object of the class
types. However, you can declare a default constructor with an argument list,
provided all arguments have default.

2. Copy Constructor :
It can accept a single argument of reference to same class type. Copy objects
of the class type. Copy constructors must be declared in such a way that they
can accept a single argument of reference to the same class type. More
arguments can be supplied, provided all subsequent arguments have default.
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3. Explicitly Called Constructor :

Constructors can be explicitly called in a program to create objects of a given
type. For example, to create two Point objects that describe the ends of a line,
the following code can be written:
DrawLine( Point 13, 22), Point( 87, 91 );
Two objects of type Point are created, passed to the function DrawLine, and
destroyed at the end of the expression (the function cal). Another context in which a
constructor is explicitly called is in an initialization:
Point pt = Point( 7, 11 );
An object of type Point is created an initialized using the constructor that accepts two
arguments if type of type int.
Constructor Overloading
Like other functions, however, constructors can be overloaded. A class can have more
than one constructor. Each one should differ from the other by the type of
parameters. There is no upper limit. The C++ compiler (being a strict type checker),
would call the correct constructor automatically by matching the types of the
parameters. One of the beast uses of this is to convert (or coerce) more than one
related type. The constructor can specify the parameters to be given to the member
objects constructors (called the member initialization list). This is required, as
members would be assumed to be created when the constructors of the containing
class is executed. Thus, the constructors of member objects are called before the
constructor of the main class is executed.
Class object1(20),object2(20);
The Copy constructor
Is the name suggests, A copy constructor is one which allows to create an object of a
given class from another of the same class. a copy constructor takes on argument that
of type reference the class. Initialization is performed when the object is being
created (i.e it does not fully exist as yet). The copy constructor is used for
initialization, when the initial value is an object of the same class.
For example, assuming the copy constructor and the assignment operator were
defined for the class vector.
vector v1 (10);

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vector v21=v1;
// copy constructor called.
vector v3 (10);
v3 = v2
// overloaded assignment operator called.
Let us see program on copy constructor.
Program :
#include<iostream.h>
class code
{
int id;
public:
code(){}
code(int a){id=a;}
code(code &x)
{id=x.id;}
void display()
{
cout<<id;
}
};
void main()
{
code A(100);
code B(A);
code C=A;
code D;
D=A;
cout<<"\nid of A:"; A.display();
cout<<"\nid of B:"; B.display();
cout<<"\nid of C:"; C.display();
cout<<"\nid of D:"; D.display();
}
Output:
id of A:100
id of B:100
id of C:100
id of D:100
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A 'Destructor' is a method that has the same name as the class, but preceded by a
tilde (-) mark. A destructor is executed at the time of destroying the object, and
cannot be invoked by us or explicitly called. "Destructor" functions are the inverse of
constructor functions. They are called when objects are destroyed (deallocated). The
destructor is commonly used to "clean up" when an object is no longer necessary.
Consider the following declaration of a String class. The destructor for class String is
declared as - String().
Class String
{
public:
String(char*ch); //Declare constructor
~String():
// and destructor.
private:
char*_text;
}
Let us see how a constructor and a destructor face each other in a same program and
how they are declared.
Program :
#include<iostream.h>
class C1
{
private:
int p;
public:
C1 (void)
{
p=100;
cout<<"\n Constructor.p="<<p;
}
C1 (int q)
{
p=100;
cout<<"\n Int Constructor.p="<<p;
}
void display (void)
{
p=300;
cout<<"\nDisplay.p=" << p << "\n";
}
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~C1(void)
{
cout<<"\nDestructor";
}
};
void main()
{
C1 n,m(200);
n.display();
m.display();
}
Output:
Constructor.p=100
Int Constructor.q=200
Display.p=300
Display.p=300
Destructor.
Destructor.
Rules for Constructors / Destructor :
1.

C++ unlike C, allows automatic variables to be declared anywhere in the

function. This saves program memory.

2. The parameters to be given to the constructor should be specified at the time

of instantiation. The destructor does not have any such syntax support, as it
cannot take any parameters.
3. The return types of the constructor and destructor functions are never
specified. Like any other member function, the body of the constructor and
destructor can be outside the class definition (with the class qualifier as for
any other member function), but the prototype should be within the class
definition body.
4. Unlike other member functions, the constructor should not be called
explicitly by the user. This is because, a constructor differs from all other
nonstatic member functions of its class in that a constructor is NOT called for
an object of its class; instead it is called for a chunk or raw memory which has
to be converted to an object of the type of its class.
5. The destructor can be explicitly called by the user, but with the or-> syntax
otherwise it would call the tilde operator and inverse the result of the
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function. One should not call the destructor until it is required - typically for
hardware addresses that are never deallocated, as they begin at a specific
predetermined address.
Exercise

Explain constructors and its types.

Explain destructors, is it necessary to use destructors.
Give a program using both constructors & destructors.
State whether true or false:
1. Constructors, like other member functions, can be
declared anywhere in the class.
2. Constructors do not have any return types.
3. A class should have at least one constructor.
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Chapter - 7
POINTERS
Definition :
Pointers are variables that carry addresses of memory locations that contain data of a
particular type. It should be noted that a pointer need not be initialized at the time of
definition as the following example might suggest. The program illustrates some
types of pointer to variables:
class Class { };
void main()
{
unsigned char uc;
unsinged char*ucp=&uc;

long double ld;

long double *ldp;
const int ci= 10;
const int*cip=&p;
Class C;
Class*Cp=&C;

Void Pointer :
Different pointers may be of different sizes internally. Void pointers also exist. A void
pointer means a pointer to any data type. The use of the keyword void to describe a
pointer is different from its use to describe function argument lists and return values.
Thus function that is declared thus:
func 1 (void*ptr)
{}
can accept a pointer to any data type. Thus in this case the function calls:
func 1 (&c); and

func 1 (&d);

where c and d are of type char and double respectively, are valid. Since different
pointers may be of different sizes, the void pointer will be at lleast as large as the
largest typed pointer, so as to be able to accommodate any pointer, inside the
function however, we need to know what kind of pointer was C1. One method that
could be used is illustrated in the following program:

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Program:
#include<iostream.h>
enum dtype{
chartype,
inttype,
floattype};
void display (void* ptr, dtype whichtype )
{
switch (whichtype)
{
case inttype :
cout<<"int="<<*( (int*)ptr )<< "\n";
break;
case chartype :
cout<<"char="<<(*( ( char * )ptr ))<<"\n";
break;
case floattype :
cout<<"float ="<<*( (float *)ptr )<<"\n";
break;
}

void main()
{
int i =100;
char c ='C';
float f = 123.456;
display( &i, inttype);
display( &c, chartype);
display( &f, floattype);
}
Pointers have four main uses :

Arrays
Function arguments
Direct memory access,
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Pointer and Arrays

An array is actually just another type of pointer. Thus we can use an array just as we
would use a pointer. An array can be declared as follows:
char array_name[100];
This declares an array of 100 characters, from array_name[0] to array_name[90]. we
can now say:
*array_name ="A string is an array of characters"
Remember that when a string is used it is actually a pointer to it that is being used. In
the above statement the pointer to the string is assigned to the pointer to the array.
Thus now the pointer to the array is pointing to the string. This has the effect of
assigning the string to the array.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
char array[ ] = { 'a','b','c','d','e','f','g' };
void main()
{
for (int i=0;i<7;++i)
cout<<"array["<<i<<"]="<<array[i]<<'\n';
char * cp = array;
for (int i=0;i<7; ++i)
cout<<"i= "<<i<<"*(cp+i)="<<*(cp+i)<<"\n";
for (int i=0;i<7; ++i)
cp[i]=(cp[i]+7);
for (int i=0; i<7; ++i)
cout<<"array["<<i<<"] ="<<array[i]<<"\n";
}

Output

array[0]=a
array[1]=b
array[2]=c
array[3]=d
array[4]=e
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array[5]=f
array[6]=g
i=0*(cp+i)=a
i=1*(cp+i)=b
i=2*(cp+i)=c
i=3*(cp+i)=d
i=4*(cp+i)=e
i=5*(cp+i)=f
i=6*(cp+i)=g
array[0]=h
array[1]=i
array[2]=j
array[3]=k
array[4]=l
array[5]=m
array[6]=n
This program shows that a pointer to the starting address of an array can be treated
like the array itself. Once the pointer cp is assigned to the starting address of array,
the pointer can be used instead of the array itself. char *cp is the same as cp[], if the
array isn't external. When cp[i] is assigned a new value, the array[i] is also assigned.
In the next program there is a demonstration of array indexing. It shows three
different ways of selecting the zeroth element, and prints the array using pointer
addition.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
void main()
{
int arr[20];
for (int i=0; i<20; i++)
arr[i] = 200 - i*i;
cout<<"arr[0]="<<arr[0]<<"\n";
cout<<"*(arr+0) ="<<*(arr+0)<<"\n";
cout<<"*arr ="<<*arr<<"\n";
for(int i=0;i<20;i++)
cout<<"*(arr + " <<i <<") ="<<*(arr+i)<<"\n";

}
A definition of the type

int array [ ] = {45,23,36,46,13,35,98,76,74 } ;

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creates a global array and also initializes it to the values given. This is called
aggregate initialization. You can treat it as an array, for example;
void func()
{
char *str = "NATIONAL COMPUTERS.\n";
cout<<str[2];
}
Output:
An array of pointers is very useful construct. An example of this is the second
argument that the main function can take:
char*argv[]; or char**argv;
The following example takes command line arguments and concatenates them.
Program :
#include <iostream.h>
void main(int argc, char*argv[])
{
char buffer[100];
char*bufptr=buffer;
for( int i=0;i<argc; i++)
for (char *ptr=argv[i]; *ptr ;ptr++)
*bufptr++ = *ptr;
*bufptr = 0;
// this terminates the string
cout<<buffer<<"\n";

}
This program creates a character buffer to hold the finished string, defines a pointer,
assigns it to the starting address of the buffer, and uses it to stuff characters into the
buffer.
Pointers in Function arguments :
When you want a function to change the value of any of its arguments when it
returns, you should declare a pointer to the variable as argument instead of declaring
the variable itself. When a variable is declared as argument i is actually copied onto a
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function are destroyed along with the local variable so the changes do not affect the
original variable. On the other hand if a pointer to a variable within the function
changes are made to the actual variable and so the modifications are preserved.
Thus in the following code i will be 10 at the first printf() statement and i will be 20 at
the next.
Program:
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
void swap(int &a, int &b)
{
int t=a;
a=b;
b=t;
}
void main()
{
int x=10,y=20;
cout<<x:<<x<< y:<<y;
swap(x,y);
cout<<x:<<x<< y:<<y;
}
output:
x:10 y:20
x:20 y:10
Here the & operator is used to declare the address of the variable i to the function.
The & is a unary operator that returns the memory address of the variable it is
prefixed to.
Direct Memory access
Sometimes we would like to access memory directly. Examples of this is the video
memory in PC's and memory mapped I/O in some computers. Sometimes it is
possible to determine the size of some object or group of objects, only at run time. So
these objects cannot be defined beforehand. These objects can be created at run time
by using the 'new' keyword, which returns the address of the allocated memory that
can be assigned to a pointer and used. This process is called dynamic memory
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Ex: char far *ptr=0xb8000000;

This is the far pointer to the video ram.
Dynamic Memory Allocation
New Operator :
The new operator attempts to dynamically allocate ( at run time) one o more objects
of type-name. The new operator cannot be used to allocate a function; however, it can
be used to allocate a pointer to a function.
For example:
float(*cp) [25][10];
cp=new float[10][25][10];
The definition of cp allocates a pointer to an array of type float with dimensions [25]
[10]. It does not allocate an array of pointers. All array dimensions but the leftmost
must be constant expressions that evaluate to positive values; the leftmost array
dimension can be any expression that evaluates to a positive value.
Lifetime of New Objects :
Objects allocated with the new operator are not destroyed when then scope in which
they are defined is exited. Because the new operator returns a pointer to the objects it
allocates, the program must define a pointer with suitable scope to access those
object.
Example:
int main()
{
// Use new operator to allocate an array of 20 characters.
char *An Array = new char[20];
for(int I = 0; I<20;++)
{
// On the first iteration of the loop, allocate
// another array of 20 characters.
if(i = =0 )
{
char*AnotherArray =new char[20];
}
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delete AnotherArray; // Error:pointer out of scope.

delete AnArray;
// OK: pointer still in scope.

Once the pointer Another Array goes out of scope in the example above, the object
can no longer be deleted.
Initializing New Objects:
An optional new-initializer field is included in the syntax for the new operator. This
allows new objects to be initialized with user-defined constructors. The following
example illustrates how to use an initialization expression with the new operator:
Program:
#include<iostream.h>
class Acct
{
public:
// Define default constructor and a constructor that accepts
// an initial balance.
Acct()
{
balance = 70.5;
}
Acct(double init_balance) { balance = init_balance;}
private:
double balance;
};
int main()
{
Acct* CheckingAcct=new Acct();
Acct* savingsAcct=new Acct (34.98);
double* HowMuch= new double (43.0);
return 0;
}
Delete Operator

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The delete operator deallocates an object created with the new operator. The delete
operator has result of type void and therefore does not return a value. The operand to
delete must be a pointer returned by the new operator.
How delete Works :
The delete operator deallocates an object created with the new operator. The delete
operator has a result of type void and therefore does not return a value. The operand
to delete must be a pointer returned by the new operator.
int main()
{
// Allocate a user-defined object.
// of type double on the free store using the new operator.
ClassA*ptrObject = new ClassA;
double *dObject = new double;

// Delete the two objects.

delete ptrObject:
delete dObject;

return 0;
}
Let us see an example on new and delete with strings.
Program:
#include<iostream.h>
#include<string.h> // required by strlen, and strcpy
class String
{
private:
char *str;
// A traditional string
int size;
// Size of str buffer
public:
String(const char *s);
~String();
void print()
{
cout <<str;
}
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};
String::String(const char *s)
{
size = strlen(s);
str = new char[size + 1];
strcpy(str,s);
}
String::~String()
{
delete str;
}
void main()
{
String s("String should be easy to use.\n");
s.print();
}
Pointer arithmetic
Pointer arithmetic depends on the type of pointer being used. Suppose a pointer is
pointing to one integer in an array of integers, then the pointer incremented by 1 will
point to the next integer in the array and not the next memory location. The following
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Program:
#include<iostream.h>
void main()
{
double d = 123.456, *dp1 =&d, *dp2;
char c = 'A' ,*cp1 =&c, *cp2;
dp2 = dp1+1;
cp2 = cp1+1;
cout<<"cp2-cp1 ="<<cp2-cp1<<"n";
cout<<"dp2-dp1 = "<<dp2-dp1<<"\n";
cout<<"(int)cp2-(int)cp1 ="<<(int)cp2-(int)cp1<<"\n";
cout<<"(int)dp2-(int)dp1 ="<<(int)dp2-(int)dp1<<"\n\n";
cout<<"cp2=cp1,dp2=dp1,(cp2--)--,(dp2++)++.\n";
cp2=cp1; dp2=dp1;
(cp2--);
(cp2--);
(dp2++);
(dp2++);
cout<<"cp1-cp2 ="<<cp1-cp2<<"\n";
cout<<"dp1-dp2 ="<<dp1-dp2<<"\n";
cout<<"(int)cp1-(int)cp2 ="<<(int)cp1-(int)cp2<<"\n";
cout<<"(int)dp1-(int)dp2 ="<<(int)dp1-(int)dp2<<"\n";
}
Here you might expect that subtracting two adjacent doubles might result in 8, but it
would result in 1, signifying the number of double variable between two adjacent
double addresses.
Pointers Examples :
The size of a pointer depends on the size of the address. The Intel 80 x 86
microprocessors, on which he IBM PCs are based, use a segmented addressing
scheme in which the addresses consist of a segment and its offset. The size of a
pointer in this scheme depends on the memory model selected during compilation.
Some programs are small and don't need mush data space.
Pointers Examples :
We will go through some examples of pointer use. The first one reads the standard
input and counts all the various kinds of characters and displays the numbers of
occurrences of each kind of character at the end.

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Program :
#include <streams.h>
#include <limits.h>
void main()
{
int statistics[CHAR_MAX + 1];
char c;
for(int i=0; i<CHAR_MAX; i++)
statistics[i]=0;
//initialize array
while (cin.get(c)
//for each char input
statistics[c]++;
//use char as index; increment count
for(i=0;i<CHAR_MAX;i++)
if(staatistics[i])
cout<<"number of" <<i<<"."<<chr(i)<<":"<<statistics[i]<<"\n";
}
Check out the output for yourself on the computer. The next program is an example
of how to pass arguments of unknown size. Here a pointer has to be passed. The two
approaches possible are shown.
Program :
#include<iostream.h>
void dispa( const int a[ ], int arraysize)
{
for (int i=0;i<arraysize; i++)
cout <<"a["<<i<<"]="<<a[i]<<"\n";
}
void dispb( const int b[ ] )
{
for ( int i=0; b[i]!=1;i++) //let-1 terminate the array
cout<<"b["<<i<<"]="<<b[i]<<"\n";
}
int c[] = { 43,69,57,47,38,49,-1};
void main()
{
dispa( c, sizeof(c)/sizeof(c[0]));//no.of elements are
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dispb(c);

//calculated using the given division

}
Since the arrays are declared as pointers, the function may be able to modify the
array. Hence the arguments are defined as const.
Pointers and structures :
The next example demonstrates the C ling of struct and object pointers. When you C1
a pointer to a structure or an object, you must dereference the pointer in a special
way, using the structure pointer operator (->). The operator * refers to the entire
structure, so you can't select individual members using *. The following example
demonstrates what happens when you dereference an entire structure using the *,
instead of individual elements using->.
Program:
#include <stdio.h>
#define PRINT(a) printf (#a"=%d\n",a)
struct st
{
float f;
int p,q,r;
};
void main()
{
st x,y;
st *ptx=&x,*pty=&y;
x.f=0.0;x.p=x.q =y.r=56;
ptx=pty;
//this dereferences the structure
PRINT(x.p);
PRINT(x.q);
PRINT(x.r);
printf("x.f=%f\n",x.f);
}
The program shows that the entire structure is copied from y to x.
Referencing :
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int &a=b;
Says that a is a reference to b. The concept is similar to a pointer. If b is changed so
will a, and vice versa. Referencing eliminates the star sing we use while using
pointers. In pointers we 'de-reference' the pointer when we want to use its target
variable. With references we just use the reference as though it were the variable
itself. A program will introduce us to the concept of referencing.
Program:
#include<stdio.h>
void main()
{
int a=5;
int&b=a;
printf("a=%d, b=%d.\n",a,b);
a=100;
printf("a=%d, b=%d.\n" ,a,b);
printf("addr of a=%u, b=%u.\n",&a,&b);
}
Out put :
a=5
b=5
a=100 b=100
a=101, b=101.
addr of a=65500,65500.
Constants and References :
The keyword 'const' used in a data definition, makes the data invulnerable change.
The following statement gives the integer p, a value 50, and makes it value
unchangeable throughout the program:
const int p=50;
This is equivalent to the statement;
int const p=50;
Note that the integer has to be initialized at the time of definition and at that time
only. The following program illustrates the const keyword.
Program :
#include<stdio.h>
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void main()
{
const int p = 50;
const int& a = p;
printf("p=%d a=%d\n",p,a);
}
Output :
p=50 a=50
Here is an erratic program:
#include <stdio.h>
void main()
{
char *const p ="Sam is a fox";
printf('%s\n",p);
p="Jam in a box";
printf("%s\n",p);
}
Program:
#include <stdio.h>
class C1
{
int p,q,r;
public:
C1(int u=0, int v=0,int w=0)
{
p=u; q=v; r=w;
}
C1 byvalue(C1 A);
C1 bypointer (C1 *A);
C1 byreference(C1& A);
void display (char* msg =" ")
{
printf("%s:p=%d q=%d r=%d\n",msg,p,q,r);
}
};
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C1 C1::byvalue(C1 A)
{
A.p=A.q=A.r=468;
return (A);
}
C1 C1::bypointer( C1* A)
{
A->p= A->q= A->r=349;
return *A;
}
C1 C1::byreference(C1& A)
{
A.p= A.q= A.r= 198;
return A;
}
void main()
{
C1 A,B;
A.byvalue(B).display("by value");
A.bypointer(&B).display("by pointer");
A.byreference(B).display("by reference");
}
Exercise
Explain pointers in C++.
Explain passing by reference in C++.
Explain the operators which are used for dynamic allocation & deallocation of memory.
Explain pointers and structures in C++.
Fill in the blanks:
1. _____ operator is used allocate memory & ________ is
used to de-allocate the memory.
2. If an integer pointer is incremented then the value of the
pointer increases by ___ why ____________________.
3. ____ operator is used to get the value at address.

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Chapter - 8
OPERATOR OVERLOADING
Operator Overloading
In fact, C++ allows declaration of overloading operators as a function. In order to
understand what is meant by overloading operators, consider any operator as a
function. All rules that apply to function overloading apply to operators as well.
Differences : Overloading Operator And Overloading Function :The number of arguments for a given operator are predefined (1 for unary, 2 for
binary and 3 for tertiary).
An overloaded operator may appear in the operators natural form rather than the
function call form.
The following operators can be overloaded
new
+

delete
*

&

<

>

+=

-=

*=

/=

&=

^=

&=

|=

<<

>>

>>=

<<=

==

!=

<=

>=

&&

||

++

--

->*

->

()

[]

The unary forms of the following operators can be overloaded as well

+

&

The following operators cannot be overloaded

::

Rules for Operator Overloading

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Operators must either be class member functions or take an argument that is of class
or enumerated type or arguments that are references to class or enumerated types.
1.

2.

3.
4.
5.

Operators obey the precedence, grouping, and number of operands dictated

by their typical use with built-in types. Therefore, there is no way to express
the concept "add 2 and 3 to an object of type Point," expecting to be added to
the x co-ordinate and 3 to be added to they co-ordinate.
Unary operators if declared as member functions take no arguments; if
declared as global functions, they take one argument. Binary operators if
declared as member functions take one argument; if declared as global
functions, they take two arguments.
Overloaded operators cannot have default arguments.
All overloaded operators except assignment (operator=) are inherited by
derived classes.
The first argument for member-function overloaded operators is always of
the class type of the object for which the operator is invoked.

Example :
#include<iostream.h>
class time
{
int hr,min;
public :
void gettime(int h,int m)
{
hr=h;
min=m;
}
void puttime(void)
{
cout<<hr<<"hours and";
cout<<min<<"minutes" <<"\n";
}
time operator+(time t1) //objects are arguments
{
time t;
//object t is created
t.hr=hr+t1.hr;
t.min=min+t1.min;
while(t.min>59)
{
t.hr=t.hr+1;
t.min=t.min-60;
}
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return(t);

t.min)

//returning object(values of t.hr &

}
};
void main()
{
time t2,t3,t4;
t2.gettime(2,45);
t3.gettime(3,30);
t4=t2+t3;
//invokes operator+()
cout<<"t2=";t2.puttime();
//display t1
cout<<"t3=";t3.puttime();
//display t2
cout<<"t4=";t4.puttime();
//display t3
}
OUTPUT :
t2=2 hours and 45 minutes
t3=3 hours and 30 minutes
t4=6 hours and 15 minutes
time operator +(time t1)
{
time t;
t
6
6.20

t.hr =

t1.hr (3) +
hr (2) ;
t.min = t1.min (30) + min (45) ;

return (t);
return
t2
2
45

t3
hr
min

3
hr
30
min

Friendships
Definition :
The friend keyword allows programmers to designate either the specific functions or
the classes whose functions can access not only public members but also protected
and private members. In some circumstances, it is more convenient to grant member
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level access to functions that are not members of a class or to all functions ion a
separate lass.
Member Functions and Classes as Friends :
Class member functions can be declared as friends in other classes as shown.
class A
{
private:
int_a;
friend int B::Func1(a);
class B.
}

// Grant friend access to one function in

class B
{
public:
int Func 1(A a ) { return a._a; } // OK: this is a friend.
int Func 2(A a ) { return a._a } // Error: _a is private member.
};
In the preceding example, only the function B::Func1 (A) is granted friend access to
class A. Therefore, access to the private member_a is correct in function b of class B
but not in function c.
For example, if there were a class branch_manager, which should be allowed to see
into the details of the class account, then we should have the following declaration
within the class definition;
friend class

branch_manager;

Friend Functions
Friend functions are not considered class members; they are normal external
functions that are given special access privileges. Friends are not in the class's scope,
and they are not called using the member-selection operators (.and ->) unless they
are members of another class. The following example shows a Point class and an
overloaded operator, operator+. (This example primarily illustrates friends, not
overloaded operators.)
Program;
// Header file for point class
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#if !defined(_I_POINT_H_)
#define _I_POINT_H_
#include<conio.h>
class Point
{
int x,y;
public:
Point( int u, int v ) : x(u),y(v) { }
Point() { x=0; y=0;}
void print()
{
cprintf("x->%5d y->%5d\r\n",x,y);
}
Point operator +(Point p)
{
return Point(x+p.x, y+p.y);
}
Point operator -(Point p)
{ return Point(x+p.x,y+p.y);
}
void putch(char c)
{
gotoxy(x,y);
::putch(c);
}
int operator <=(Point p)
{
return x<=p.x && y<=p.y;
}
int operator >(Point p)
{
return (x>p.x && y>p.y);
}
int operator <(Point p)
{
return (x<p.x && y<p.y);
}
int operator ==(Point p)
{
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return (x==p.x && y==p.y);

}
Point operator +=(Point p)
{
return Point(x+=p.x, y+=p.y);
}
int getx()
{
return x;
}
int gety()
{
return y;
}
};
#endif
//End of Point.h header file.
The main program goes like this:
#include <conio.h>
#include "point.h"
class Rectangle
{
protected:
Point origin,corner;
public:
Rectangle(Point p, Point q)
: origin(p), corner(q) { } // ctor initializer
void print() { origin.print(); corner.print(); }
void draw();
};
enum Frame
{
TopLeft=218,Top=196,TopRight=191,
Left=179,Right=179,
BottomLeft=192,Bottom=196,BottomRight=217
};
void Rectangle::draw()
{
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Point p = origin;
//top
p.putch(TopLeft);
for ( p+= Point(1,0); p<corner; p+=Point(1,0))
p.putch(Top);
p.putch(TopRight);
//right
for (p+=Point(0,1); p<(corner+Point(1,0));p+=Point(0,1))
p.putch (Right);
// bottom
p.putch(BottomRight);
for (p+=Point(-1,0);p>origin;p+=Point(-1,0))
p.putch(Bottom);
p.putch(BottomLeft);
// left
for (p+=Point(0,-1);p>(origin-Point(1,0));p+=Point(0,1))
p.putch(Left);
}
class Window : public Rectangle
{
public:
Window(Point p, Point q) : Rectangle(p,q) { }
void select()
{
Window(Point(origin.getx()+1, origin.gety()+1),
Point(corner.getx()-1, corner.gety()-1));
}
void fullScreen()
{
Window(Point(1,1),Point(80,25));
}
void open ()
{
select();
clrscr();
fullScreen();
draw();
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select();

void close ();

void print ()
{
cprintf("%5d%5d%5d%5d ",
origin.getx(),origin.gety(),
corner.getx(),corner.gety());
}
friend Window& operator <<(Window& w, char *s);
};
Window& operator<<(Window& w, char*s)
{
cputs(s);return w;
}

main()
{
clrscr();
Rectangle r1(Point(5,2), Point(40,12));
r1.draw();
gotoxy( 1,15);
r1.print();
Window w1 (Point(6,3), Point(41,13));
w1.open();
w1.fullScreen();
gotoxy(1,18);
w1.print();
w1.select();
for (int i=0; i<100;i++)
w1 <<"Here is"<<" the last line\n";
fullscreen();
gotoxy(1,24);
}
Try the above program and Discuss the Output.
Friends and Manipulators ;
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Manipulators can also be designed for strings in the similar fashion as we design for
other datatypes. The following example defines a class string with constructors,
destructors and friend manipulators. Note that the class contains only the prototypes
and the definitions are declared after the class declaration.
Program;
#include <iostream.h>
#include <string.h> // required by strlen, and strcpy
class String
{
private:
char*str;
// A traditional string
int size;
// Size of str buffer
public:
String(const char*s);
~String();
friend ostream &operator<<(ostream &os, const String &s);
};
String::String(const char*s)
{
size = strlen(s);
str=new char[size + 1];
strcpy(str,s);
}
String::~String()
{
delete str;
}
ostream & operator<<(ostream &os, const String & s)
{
return os<<s.str;
}
main()
{
String s("make efficient use of memory");
cout <<"strings should also\n"
<<s
<<"\n"
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<<"and be reuseable.\n";

Exercise

Explain operator overloading with an example.

All the operators can be overloaded, yes or no. Justify?
Explain the rules of operator overloading?
Explain friend functions.
Create a class Complex which has two floats real &
imaginary, two functions getcomplex() and putcomplex()
which will get the complex number from the user & print
the complex number in the console & also an overloaded
operator + to add the two complex number. Create 3 objects
of class complex accept two complex from the user using
the getcomplex() function, add the two complex & store it in
the third complex number and display all the three complex
number using the putcomplex() function.
Example:
Number1=1.5+3i
Number2=1.7+2.1i
Number1+Number2=3.2+5.1i
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Chapter - 9
INHERITANCE
Definition : The mechanism of deriving a new class from an old class is called
inheritance .The old class is referred to as the base class and the new one is called the
derived class
Reusability feature can be achieved with the help of inheritance.It means we can use
something that already exists rather than trying to create the same all over again.It
would not only save the time and money but also reduce frustration and increase
reliability.
Public and Private Inheritance :
With inheritance, there are three types of 'users' of a given class,
a) When an object of the given class type is created.
b) When an attribute of the given class type is used in another class.
c) When another class inherits from the given class.
The Protected keyword
Concept

B
Here Class B is inheriting from class B. Suppose there is private member int x in class
A, then as we know that private member is available only within the class. Therefore
int x will be visible only within the class A, but if we want int x to be available in class
B then we have only one alternative left i.e. we have to declare int x as public, but this
will break the concept of data encapsulation, which is the main feature of OOP
language. So for that we have the third and final access specifier protected. If a
member of a class is declared as protected then this member is not only available
inside the class but also in the class which is inheriting from it.
Protected Member Access :
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Class members declared as protected can be used only the following:

1. Member functions of the class that originally declared these members.
2. Friends of the class that originally declared these members.
3. Classes derived with public or protected assess from the class that originally
declared these members.
4. Privately derived classes that also have private access to protocted members.
Forms Of Inheritance :
1) Single inheritance : A derived class with only one base class is called
single inheritance .
A (Base class)
B

(Derived class)

Example :#include<iostream.h>
class A
{
int c; //private not inheritable
public :
int a,b; //public will be inherited
void getno()
{
a=10,b=20;
}
void sub()
{
c=b-a;
cout<<"substraction="<<c<<endl;
}
};
class B : public A
{
int p,q;
public :
void add()
{
p=a+b;
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cout<<"addition="<<p<<endl;

q=a*b;
cout<<"multiplication="<<q<<endl;
}
};
void main()
{
B b1;
b1.getno();
b1.sub();
b1.add();
b1.mult();
b1.a=30;
b1.b=15;
int z=b1.a/b1.b;
cout<<"division="<<z;
}
OUTPUT :
subtraction=10
addition=30
multiplication=200
division=2
DESCRIPTION :
class A
private section
int c
public section
int a,b
getno()
sub()

Inherited
from A

class B : public A
private section
int p,q
public section
add()
mult()
int a,b
getno()
sub()

The class B ia a public derivation of the base class A.Therefore, B inherits all the
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A is also a public member of the derived class B.The private member of A cannot be
inherited by B.
2). In private derivation, the public members of the base class become
private members of the derived class
class A
private section
int p,q

class B : private B
private section
int c

public section
int p,q
getno()
sub()

int p,q
getno()
sub()
public section
add()
mult()

The membership of the derived class B is shown in above Figure. In private

derivation, the public member of the base class become private members of the
derived class . Therefore, the objects of class B can not direct access to the public
member functions of B.
MULTILEVEL INHERITANCE :Base class

Derived class form A

& Base class for B
Derived class

Grandfather
Father

Child

Definition :- The mechanism of deriving a class from another derived class is

known as multilevel inheritance .
Example :#include<iostream.h>
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class A
{
protected : int x;
public :void setx(void)
{
x=10;
cout<<"x="<<x<<endl;
}
};
class B : public A
{
int b,c;
public : void setb(void)
{
b=10;
cout<<"b="<<b<<endl;
}
void add(void)
{
c=b+x;
cout<<"c="<<c<<endl;
}
};
class C : public B
{
int y,z;
public :void sety(void)
{
y=20;
cout<<"y="<<y<<endl;
z=x*y;
cout<<"z="<<z<<endl;
}
};
int main()
{
C c1,c2;
c1.setx();
c1.setb();
c1.add();
c1.sety();
}
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OUTPUT :
x=10
b=10
c=20
y=20
z=200
DESCRIPTION :
Class A

Class B : public A

protected section
int x
public section
setx()

private section
int b,c;
public section
setb()
add()
setx()

Class C : public B
private section
int y,z
public section
sety()
setb()
add()
setx()

Class B is a public derivation of base class A, Hence B inherits all the public members
of A and retains their visibility but cannot inherit private members of A.
Class B inturns serves as base class for C. Hence C inherits all public members of B
and hence of A. Class B is known as intermediate base class. The chain A-B-C is
known as inheritance path.
MULTIPLE INHERITANCE :- A derived class with more than one base class is
called as multiple inheritance .
(base class1)
(base class2)
(base class n)

B-2

D
EXAMPLE :
#include<iostream.h>
class A
{
protected : int a;
public :
void seta()
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a=10;
cout<<"a="<<a<<endl;

}
};
class B
{
protected : int b;
public :
void setb()
{
b=10;
cout<<"b="<<b<<endl;
}
};
class C : public A , public B
{
int sum;
public :
void tot()
{
sum=a+b;
cout<<"sum="<<sum<<endl;
}
};
void main()
{
C c1;
c1.seta();
c1.setb();
c1.tot();
}
Description :
class A
protected section
int a
public section
seta()

class B
protected section
int b
public section
setb()

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class C : public A,public B

private section
int sum
public section
tot()
seta()
setb()
In case of multiple inheritance, a single class may inherit the public properties more
than one base classes, as shown figure.
For eg. A child may have its physical structure (first property) from its father (first
base class) and the intelligence (second property) from his mother (second base
class).
Hybrid Inheritance :- It is the combination of multiple as well as multilevel
inheritance.
A

Example :
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
class A
{
protected : int rollno;
public : void getno(int a)
{

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rollno=a;
}
void putno(void)
{
cout<<"Roll No="<<rollno<<"\n";
}

};
class B : public A
{
protected : float part1,part2;
public : void getmarks(float x , float y)
{
part1=x;
part2=y;
}
void putmarks(void)
{
cout<<"Marks obtained="<<"\n"
<<"part1="<<part1<<"\n"
<<"part2="<<part2<<"\n";
}
};
class C
{
protected : float score;
public : void getscore(float s)
{
score=s;
}
void putscore(void)
{
cout<<"sports wt="<<score<<"\n";
}
};
class D : public B , public C
{
float total;
public : void display(void)
{
total=part1+part2+score;
putno();
putmarks();
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putscore();
cout<<"Total Score="<<total<<"\n";
}

};
void main()
{
D d1;
d1.getno(1480);
d1.getmarks(35.5 , 42.5);
d1.getscore(8.2);
d1.display();
}
OUTPUT :
Roll No=1480
Marks Obtained=
Part1=35.5
Part2=42.5
Sports wt=8.2
Total Score=86.2

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DESCRIPTION :
class A
f
protected
section
int rollno
public section
getno()
putno()

class B : public A
protected
section
float part1, part2
public section
getmarks()
putmarks()

class C
protected
section
float score
public section
getscore()
putscore()

getno()
putno()
class D : public B ,public C
private section
float total
public section
display()
getmarks()
putmarks()
getno()
putno()
getscore()
putscore()
Here, as in fig., Class A serves as base class for Class B, Hence B inherits all public
properties of A. Also class B serves as base class for class D which is a case of
multilevel inheritance. Also Class C is the base class for D, a case if Multiple
Inheritance. Hence Class D inherits all the public properties of class A, B and C.
This is hybrid Inheritance. Where two or more types of inheritance are used in a
single program.
Abstract Classes
A class is said to be abstract if it is used only for the purpose of inheritance i.e. if it is
only used for creating subclasses. One cannot create an object of an abstract class.
Note that it is just a programming concept, it helps a programmer in developing a
hierarchy of classes.
Constructors / Destructors and Inheritance :
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Constructors :
C++ assumes that the constructors of the base class to be called before the
constructor for the derived class is executed. If the parameters to the base class is not
specified, the default constructor (one without any parameters) if it exists would be
called. The constructor for a derived class can specify parameters of only its
immediate base class. When an object is defined in the derived class, first the
constructor of the base class is called, and then the constructor of the derived class.
The following program shows that the constructor goes from the base, down the
hierarchy.
Program;
#include<iostream.h>
class ClassA
{
public:
ClassA(void)
{
cout<<"constructor.ClassA\n";
}
};
class ClassB : ClassA
{
public:
ClassB(void)
{
cout<<"Constructor.ClassB\n";
}
};
class ClassC : ClassB
{
public:
ClassC(void)
{
cout<<"Constructor.ClassC\n";
}
};
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main()
{
ClassA a;
ClassB b;
ClassC c;
}
Output :

cout<<"\n";
cout<<"\n";

Constructor. ClassA
Constructor. ClassA
Constructor. ClassB
Constructor. ClassA
constructor .ClassB
Constructor. ClassC
Destructors and inheritance :
The destructor goes in reverse order, from the derived class up to the base class.
When an object of class savings_account goes out of scope, the destrucotr of class
saving_account is executed first, followed by that of its base class-class account. No
special syntax is requited for destructors as they cannot be overloaded and cannot
have parameters.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
class ClassA
{
public:
ClassA (void)
{
cout<<"Constructor.ClasA\n";
}
~ClassA(void )
{
cout<<"Destructor. ClassA\n";
}
};
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class ClassB : ClassA

{
public:
ClassB()
{
cout<<"Constructor. ClassB\n";
}

};

~ClassB(void)
{
cout<<"Destrucot.classB\n";
}

class ClassC :ClassB

{
public:
ClassC(void)
{
cout<<"Constructor. ClassC\n";
}
~ClassC(void)
{
cout<<"Destructor. ClassC\n";
}
};
main()
{
ClassA a;
ClassB b;
ClassC c;
}
Output:

cout<<"\n";
cout<<"\n";

Constructor. ClassA
Constructor. ClassA
Constructor. ClassB

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Constructor. ClassA
Constructor. ClassB
Constructor. ClassC
destructor. ClassC
destructor. ClassB
destructor. ClassA
destructor. ClassB
destructor. ClassA
destructor. ClassA
Local Classes :
Classes the are declared within a function are local to the scope of that function. In
the example given below the class 'loc' is local to the function func(), It behaves like
any other local variable. It is inexistant when the functions is exited. The destructor is
called a the end of the function scope.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
void func(void)
{
class loc
{
int p;
public:
void print(void)
{
p=100;
cout<<p<<"\n";
}
}a1;
a1.print();
}
main()
{
func();
}
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display()
Pointers and Inheritance
Pointer to Objects :
Just like other datatypes, we can also have pointers to the objects. In the example,
put is a pointer pointing declared to point to an object of class.
Ex: class *ptr;
Lets study at a program to understand Pointers with Inheritance.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
class room
{
int count;
public:
void students (void)
{
count=50;
cout<<count<<"\n";
}
};
main()
{
room *Tenth;
Tenth = new room();
Tenth -> students();
}
Here Tenth is a pointer to a class - room. Hence the symbol -> is used to call a
method of the class - students().
Pointers with Hierarchy :
Let us how a pointer behaves in an inheritance hierarchy
#include <iostream.h>
class ClassA
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{
public:

};

void display(void)
{
cout<<"clasA\n";
}

class ClassB : public ClassA

{
public:
void display(void)
{
cout<<"ClassB\n";
}
};
class ClassC : public ClassB
{
public:
void display(void)
{
cout<<"ClassC\n";
}
};
main()
{
ClassA *p;
ClassA a;
ClassB b;
ClassC c;
p = &a ;
p->display();
p = &b ;
p->display();
p = &c ;
p->display();

}
Output :

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ClassA
ClassA
ClassA
But this is not what we wanted. We recall that when methods that have the same
name in the base and derived classes are accessed directly through the derived class
objects, the methods of the derived class overrides the method of the base class. But
pointers behave differently. Even of the pointer is assigned a different address, it will
continue to aces the methods of the base class. The is vivid in the above output. The
problem can be solved by type casting the pointer. When the pointer is casted to
access a derived class. it need not even be passed the address of the derived class. At
the time of casting itself, it accesses the object of the derived class.
Casting pointers :
Let us now rewrite the program with casting pointers to get the desired results.
Program:
#include <iostream.h>
class ClassA
{
public:
void display(void)
{
cout<<"ClassA\n";
}
};
class ClassB : ClassA
{
public:
void display()
{cout<<"ClassB\n";}
};
class ClassC : ClassB
{
public:
void display(void)
{
cout<<"ClassC\n";
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main()
{
ClassA *p,a;
ClassB b;
ClassC c;
p=&a;
p->display();
((ClassB *)p)->display();
((ClassC* )p)->display();

}
Output:

ClassA
ClassB
ClassC
Virtual functions
Late / Dynamic Binding :
If the Inheritance relationship is defined as a logical "is-s" relationship, can we use a
derived class in place where a base class is expected ? A pointer to the derived class
can be used wherever a pointer to the base class is expected. It would not be sufficient
to allow just this equality of pointer, member function calls (for example
calcuate_interest ()) should also be made, so that depending on the actual instance
the correct version of the function is called. This would avoid the use of a switch
statement and also avoid storing the type of the object. C++ requires that the
designer of the base class identify all such functions and qualify them with the
keyword virtual. This is called as run-time binding., as at compile time, it may not be
clear which function would actually be called. Some other Oriented Programming
language make all functions run-time bound. C++ choose the center path to reduce
inefficiencies caused by run-time binding. This is also called Late Binding.
There is a discrepancy between treating an object as a member of the base class and
treating it as a member of a derived class. We would often like a common interface
provided by a base class, but different implementations of the methods created in
derived class. If suppose we have two derived class D1 and D2 of a base class B, and
all three of them had a method called display(). Further suppose an array of he base
class that contained members of both the derived classes was being used. Then a call
to display() must be resolved before the program executes. When the compiler
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generates a call to display(), for each element of the array of class B element, it
generates a call to B::Display(), because that is the only function it knows in that
context. Resolving the function call at compile time is called early or static binding.
Thus even though the object is being accessed from the base class, the display()
functions D1.display() or D2.display() should be called depending on which of the
derived classes that particular object belong to. Resolving a function at run time is
called late or Dynamic Binding.
Static Binding or Early Binding is normal in most programming language, in
particular procedural languages. With Static binding, the compiler and the linker
directly define the fixed address of the code to be executed on every function call.
With dynamic binding or late binding, the time to decide which of a list of addresses
is the actual one. Only during the execution of the program some value will be used
by run-time mechanism to determine the effective address among the several that are
possible (one for every derived class).
Properties of Virtual Functions :
The following properties about virtual function should be noted:
1.

Virtual functions called from within the member functions of base class
would call the correct function at run-time.

2. Virtual functions called from within constructors would not call the expected
function. as the object of the derived class is not created when the constructor
of the base class is being executed.
3. Virtual functions cannot be overloaded. This is very inconvenient.
The Overloading is not allowed for many reasons.
a) As overloading is defined over scopes, overloading of a virtual function would
not mean matching of parameters across classes.
b) Allowing a feature like this, would require type information to be stored for
the run time. Currently, even the linker does not have type information,
overloading being achieved by name mangling.
c) C++ is intended to be a strictly typed language - meaning that all type
mismatches would be pointed out by the compiler. Given that type resolution
is required at tun time, type mismatch errors could occur at run time. This is
undesirable for production quality software.
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Polymorphism means "having many forms". Function overloading and operator

overloading are examples of a single entity and multiple forms. That's polymorphism.
Polymorphism operates on two levels: Compile-time polymorphism and Run-time
polymorphism. Function overloading and operator overloading exemplify compiletime polymorphism. run-time polymorphism stands on two basic features : virtual
function and derived classes. Let us see virtual functions.
Let us see an example of Polymorphism.
Program;
#include <iostream.h>
class A
{
public:
virtual void display (void)
{
cout<<"this is class A\n";
}
};
class B: public A
{
public:
void display (void)
{
cout<<"this is class B\n";
}
};
class C : public B
{
public:

};

void display (void)

{
cout<<"this is class C\n";
}

main()
{
A *pa, a;
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B b;
C c;
pa=&a;
pa=&b;
pa=&c;

pa->display();
pa->display();
pa->display();

}
Here the class c does not have its own method display(). so who will it borrow it
from? A or B?
The answer lies in the output:
this is class A
this is class B
this is class C
Polymorphism functions through a process called Late binding. In the process of
compiling a program, what you get is an .obj file, with the references to the various
function. At the linking stage, these externals are resolved to get an exe file. This type
of linking is referred to as early binding. As against early binding is late binding. The
platform on which polymorphism rests. In this kind of binding process, the externals
are resolved not at link-time, buy at run-time. It is only at run time that the decision
about the function pointed to can be made. Without this facility polymorphism would
have remained only a theory.
Virtual Functions
"Virtual Functions' are functions that ensure that the correct function is called for an
object, regardless of the expression used to make the function call. Suppose a base
class contains a function declared as virtual and a derived class defines the same
function. The function from the derived class is invoked for objects of the derived
class, even if it is called using a pointer or reference to the base class. The following
example shows a base class that provides an implementation of the Print Balance
functions:
Program:
#include<iostream.h>
class Account
{
public:
Account( double d );
virtual double GetBalance();
virtual void PrintBalance();

// Constructor.
// Obtain balance.
// Default impleemntation.
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private:
double _balance;
};
// Implementation of constructor for Account.
Account::Account(double d)
{
_balance = d;
}
// Implementation of GetBalance for Account.
double Account::GetBalance()
{
return _balance;
}
// Default implementation of PrintBalance.
void Account::PrintBalance()
{
cerr<<"Error.Balance not available for base type." <<endl;
}
Exercise
Explain inheritance and its advantages.
Explain all the types of inheritance.
Explain abstract classes.
Explain virtual function.
Explain polymorphism.
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Chapter - 10
FILES
THE STREAM CLASS HIERARCHY
A stream is a source or destination for a collection of characters or a flow of data.
There are two kinds of streams:

Output streams, which allow you to write or store characters

Input streams, which allow you to read or fetch characters

The input and output capabilities of C++ stem from the fact that each stream is
associated with a particular class. For example, the input streams are associated with
the istream class and the output streams are associated with the ostream class. Each
class contains its own member data, and functions and definitions for dealing with
the data in a particular kind of stream.
The following is a list of features of the C++ stream classes:

They form a powerful set of classes that can be modified, extended, or

expanded to incorporate user defined data types or classes.
They are fully buffered to reduce disk access. A buffer is a region in memory
that temporarily stores data until it can be sent to its destination. Buffers are
meant for both input as well as output. For output streams, it holds the data
until it can be sent to its destination. For input streams, it reads ahead so that
it reduces the physical input and output on the disk.
They encapsulate their internal working from the user. Thus, the programmer
need not specify the type of data that is to be input or output; the stream class
automatically determines it.
They offer a rich set of error-handling facilities.

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ios

istream

ostream
iostream

ifstream

fstream

ofstream

The Stream Class Hierarchy

The ios class is the virtual base class of the stream class hierarchy. It defines the basic
format for input/output and error control procedures. The istream and ostream
classes are derived from the class. The ios class contains a pointer to an object of
class, streambuf. The streambuf class manages memory for the input and output
buffers. The class, ios, has been defined in the header file, ios. The recently created
C++ libraries that conform to the latest standard use the class, ios_base, and the
older libraries use the class, ios.
The istream (input stream) class uses data from a stream buffer. The object, cin,
controls input from a stream buffer associated with the object, stdin, declared in the
file, cstdio.
The ostream (output stream) class is used to define the format in which data is
displayed to the VDU (standard output device). The object, cout, is associated with
the object, stdout, but the data used is from a stream buffer.
The iostream (input and output stream) class is derived from istream and ostream
classes through multiple inheritance. Therefore, it inherits both the input and output
attributes.
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C++ provides specific classes, which deal with user-defined stream. User-defined
stream are in the form of files and are linked to a stream. A stream must be obtained
before a file is opened. These streams are more powerful than the predefined
iostreams. There arethree stream classes that provide file input/output capabilities.
They are:

The ifstream class, derived from the istream class, and used for file input
(reading).
The ofstream class, derived from the ostream class, and used for file output
(writing).
The fstream class, derived from the iostream class, and used for both file
input and output.

The definitions for these classes are in the header file, fstream. This file also includes
iostream, so there is no need for you to explicitly include it. The classes defined
fstream take care of all file input/output. File input and output is an extension of
stream extraction and insertion.
The open () Function
Each file stream class has an open () member function which is used to open files.
The following statements illustrate the same.
ifstream Ifil;
Ifil.open (DATA.DAT);

//creates an unopened input stream

//associates the stream to a file

The close () Function

Each file stream class also has a close () function which can be used to close a file
explicitly. This is illustrated below:
Ofstream Ofil;
Ofil.open (DATA.DAT);

Ofil.close ();
Here the file, DATA.DAT, is closed. However, the object, Ofil, is still available in the
memory, though it is not associated with any particular data file. This technique of
closing files is useful when you want to use the same object to process any different
files in a single program.
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The following table details the entire file opening modes:

Mode
App
In
Out
Ate
Trunk

Explanation
Starts reading or writing at the end of the file. Does not have
a meaning with input streams, it is used only for output
streams.
Open for reading
Open for writing
Seek to the end of the file
If the file exists, it is truncated, i.e. all data is erased before
writing/reading

Reading from the file

#include<iostream.h>
#include<fstream.h>
void main()
{
ofstream out;
out.open("C:\\data.txt");
out<<"Hello\nWriting to the file";
out.close();
}
The above example will create a file data.txt in C:/ and write the
following line as shown below.
Hello
Writing to the file
Writing from the file
#include<iostream.h>
#include<fstream.h>
void main()
{
ifstream in;
char ch;
in.open("C:\\data.txt");
while(in)
{
in.get(ch);
cout<<ch;
}
in.close();
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}
Note: To check whether the file is found or not there is a function called bad().
Better way to read from the file
#include<iostream.h>
#include<fstream.h>
int main()
{
ifstream in;
char str[30];
in.open("C:\\data.txt");
if(in.bad())
{
cout<<"\nError reading the file.";
return 0;
}
while(!in.eof())
{
in.getline(str,30,'/n');
cout<<str<<endl;
}
in.close();
}
File Input and Output using Objects
Here is an example of file output using an object of a user-defined class, Vehicle.
#include<fstream.h>
#include<string.h>
// for strcpy ()
class Vehicle
{
public:
int serialNo;
char model[8];
int price;
};
int main ()
{
ofstream out ("C:\\obj.txt");
Vehicle car;
car.serialNo = 55;
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strcpy (car.model, "Opel");

car.price = 9999;
out<< car.serialNo << endl << car.model <<endl << car.price;
return 0;
}
The above program creates a file, obj.txt, in C:/, and writes the contents of the object
car to the file. The file can be opened using any editor. It contains the following:
55
Opel
9999
The following program illustrates the input of objects from a file.
#include<fstream.h>
class Vehicle
{
public:
int serialNo;
char model[8];
double price;
};
int main ()
{
ifstream in("C://obj.txt");
Vehicle car;
in >> car.serialNo;
in >> car.model;
in >> car.price;
cout << endl<< car.serialNo << endl << car.model << endl << car.price;
return 0;
}
The output of the program would be:
55
Opel
9999
Reading & Writing in Binary format
The read () Function
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Syntax
read(char*addr, int size)

The address of the array into which the file is to be read is addr. The array
must be of the character type. Therefore, if any other type of address is
passed as the first parameter, it has to be type cast to a character pointer.
However, some C++ compilers support a void *. This means that any pointer
type can be used as an argument, without type casting.
The number of bytes to read is size.

The write () Function

Syntax
write(char*addr, int size)
FILE POINTERS
The C++ input and output stream manages two integer values associated with a file.
These are:

The get pointer, which specifies the location in the file where the next read
operation will occur.
The put pointer, which specifies the location in the file where the next write
operation will occur.

However, you may have to manipulate file pointers to read from and write to only a
particular location in a file. The seekg () and tellg () functions help you to control the
get pointer. The seekp () and tellp () functions do similar operations on the put
pointer. In other words, these four functions allows you to access the file in a nonsequential or random mode.
The tellg () and tellp () functions can be used to find the current position of the get
and put file pointers respectively, in a file.
The seekg () member function takes two arguments:

The number of bytes to move

The reference in the file from where the pointer has to be repositioned

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Example
ifstream iFil;
iFil.seekg (10, ios::beg);
means, position the get pointer 10 bytes from the beginning of the file
The first argument is an integer that specifies the number of byte positions (also
called offset). The second argument is the reference point. There are three reference
points defined in the ios class:

ios::beg Beginning of the file

ios::cur Current position of the file pointer
ios::end End of the file

A negative value can also be specified for the first argument. For example, the
following statement moves the file pointer 20 bytes in the reverse direction from the
end of the file.
iFil.seekg (-20, ios::end);
If the seekg () function is used with only one argument, the ios::beg reference point is
assumed. For example in the statement:
iFil.seekg (16);
ios::beg will be the reference point and hence the get pointer will be positioned 16
bytes from the beginning of the file.
The tellg () member function does not take any arguments. It returns the current byte
position of the get pointer relative to the beginning of the file. For example the
statement:
int iPosition=iFil.tellg ();
will result in the variable, iPosition, having the value of the current position of the get
pointer.
The seekp () and tell0 () member functions are identical to the above two functions,
but they are identified with the put pointer.
The seekg () and tellg () member functions are defined in the istream class. The seekp
() and tellp () member functions are defined in the ostream class.
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Program for reading and writing data of customers

#include<iostream.h>
#include<fstream.h>
#include<conio.h>
class customer
{
private:
char name[25];
char city[25];
char phoneno[11];
float bal;
public:
void print()
{
cout<<endl<<"Name:"<<name;
cout<<endl<<"City:"<<city;
cout<<endl<<"Phone Number:"<<phoneno;
cout<<endl<<"Balance:"<<bal;
}
void get()
{
cout<<endl<<"Name:";
cin>>name;
cin.ignore();
//clears the buffer
cout<<endl<<"City:";
cin>>city;
cin.ignore();
//clears the buffer
cout<<endl<<"Phone Number:";
cin>>phoneno;
cout<<endl<<"Balance:";
cin>>bal;
}
};
void main()
{
customer object;
fstream file;
char reply='y';
file.open("customer.dat",ios::out|ios::app);
while(reply=='y'||reply=='Y')
{
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cout<<"\nEnter customer details"<<endl;

object.get();
file.write((char*)&object,sizeof(object));
cout<<"\nDo you want to continue(y/n):";
cin>>reply;

}
file.close();
file.open("customer.dat",ios::in);
file.read((char*)&object,sizeof(object));
while(!file.eof())
{
object.print();
file.read((char*)&object,sizeof(object));
}
file.close();

Exercise
Explain stream class hierarchy.
Explain file input/output using objects.
Explain reading and writing files in binary format.
Explain all the file manipulators.

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