Object Oriented Programming Spring - 2012

COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Object Oriented ProgrammingSpring - 2012 Functions OOP in C++ by Robert Lafore - Chapter#5 KaleemUllah kaleemullah@ciitvehari.edu.pk

Overloaded functions • Same function name • Perform different operations for different types of data • different data passed • Example: same name, different number of arguments • void repchar(); //declarations • void repchar(char); • void repchar(char, int);

Overloaded functions int main() { repchar(); repchar(‘=’); repchar(‘+’, 30); return 0; }

Overloaded functions // repchar() // displays 45 asterisks void repchar() { for(int j=0; j<45; j++) // always loops 45 times cout << ‘*’; // always prints asterisk cout << endl; }

Overloaded functions • // displays 45 copies of specified character • void repchar(char ch) • { • for(int j=0; j<45; j++) // always loops 45 times • cout << ch; // prints specified character • cout << endl; • }

Overloaded functions • // displays specified number of copies of specified character • void repchar(char ch, int n) • { • for(int j=0; j<n; j++) // loops n times • cout << ch; // prints specified character • cout << endl; • }

Overloaded functions

Overloaded functions: Different kinds of arguments • struct Distance • { • int feet; • float inches; • }; Void disp( Distance ); //declarations Void disp( float );

Recursion What is recursion? Recursion See “Recursion”. Recursion If you still don't get it, see "Recursion"

Recursion Void fun() { cout<<“this is fun”<<endl; fun(); }

Recursion Void fun() { cout<<“this is fun”<<endl; fun(); } Example of program to print numbers in descending order? When will this end?

Recursion Example of program to print numbers in descending order? int print (int n) { cout<< n<<endl; if (n>1) print(--n); else return 1; } void main () { print (10); // start recursion by calling recursive function }

Properties of recursive functions • Base Case(s): condition for terminating the recursive process • Recursive Case(s): set of rules to break the problem into smaller sub-problems to reach base case • Divide the problem into smaller sub-problems • Solve the sub-problems • Combine results to get answer Sub-problems solved as a recursive call to the same function

Need of Base Case and Recursive Case int loop(int x) { return (1 + loop(x)) } • Recursive function with • no base case • not a valid recursive case • Trace Table with x=5 Problem not being divided into smaller problems – no termination loop 5 1 + loop 5 1 + loop 5 infinite loop – no termination …

Object Oriented Programming Spring - 2012