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Computer Science 1620

Computer Science 1620. Default Parameter Values. Default Parameters If a projectile is launched vertically with velocity v 0 , the maximum height it will reach is given by: g is the downward gravitational acceleration on Earth, g is roughly 9.81 m/s 2 at sea level

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Computer Science 1620

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  1. Computer Science 1620 Default Parameter Values

  2. Default Parameters • If a projectile is launched vertically with velocity v0, the maximum height it will reach is given by: • g is the downward gravitational acceleration • on Earth, g is roughly 9.81 m/s2 at sea level • write a function that takes an initial velocity, and returns the height of the projectile g v0

  3. #include <iostream> using namespace std; double height(double v0) { const double G = 9.81; return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } int main() { cout << "v0 = 5 m/s, height = " << height(5.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 10 m/s, height = " << height(10.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 15 m/s, height = " << height(15.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 20 m/s, height = " << height(20.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 25 m/s, height = " << height(25.0) << "m" << endl; return 0; }

  4. Suppose your boss wants this function to work on the moon as well • gravitational acceleration on moon = 1.62 m/s

  5. #include <iostream> using namespace std; double height(double v0) { const double G = 1.62; return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } int main() { cout << "v0 = 5 m/s, height = " << height(5.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 10 m/s, height = " << height(10.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 15 m/s, height = " << height(15.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 20 m/s, height = " << height(20.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 25 m/s, height = " << height(25.0) << "m" << endl; return 0; }

  6. Suppose your boss wants to be able to calculate for both moon and Earth in same program • Solution 1: write two separate functions

  7. #include <iostream> using namespace std; double earth_height(double v0) { const double G = 9.81; return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } double moon_height(double v0) { const double G = 1.62; return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } int main() { cout << "v0 = 5 m/s, earth = " << earth_height(5.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 5 m/s, moon = " << moon_height(5.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, earth = " << earth_height(28.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, moon = " << moon_height(28.0) << "m" << endl; return 0; }

  8. This works, but … • repeated code • suppose your boss wants it to work for any planet in the solar system, plus all of their moons • way too many functions • Solution 2: send the gravitational constant as a second parameter

  9. #include <iostream> using namespace std; const double EARTH_G = 9.81; const double MOON_G = 1.62; const double MARS_G = 3.69; double height(double v0, double G) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } int main() { cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, earth = " << height(28.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, moon = " << height(28.0, MOON_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, mars = " << height(28.0, MARS_G) << "m" << endl; return 0; }

  10. applepie $ g++ -o default default.cc applepie $ ./default v0 = 28 m/s, earth = 39.9592m v0 = 28 m/s, moon = 241.975m v0 = 28 m/s, mars = 106.233m applepie $

  11. The previous solution works fine • but what if the majority of the time, our calculations are on Earth?

  12. #include <iostream> using namespace std; const double EARTH_G = 9.81; const double MOON_G = 1.62; const double MARS_G = 3.69; double height(double v0, double G) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } int main() { cout << "v0 = 5 m/s, earth = " << height(5.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 24 m/s, earth = " << height(24.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 39 m/s, earth = " << height(39.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 46 m/s, earth = " << height(46.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 59 m/s, earth = " << height(59.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 104 m/s, earth = " << height(104.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 92 m/s, earth = " << height(92.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, moon = " << height(28.0, MOON_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, mars = " << height(28.0, MARS_G) << "m" << endl; return 0; } Repeated code.

  13. Default Parameter Value • a programmer can give a parameter in a function a default value • if the function call omits an argument for this parameter, then the default value is used instead • use the assignment operator to indicate a default parameter values

  14. Default Parameter Value • Example: our height function If the user does not send a second argument to height, it uses the value 9.81 for G. double height(double v0, double G = 9.81) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); }

  15. For this function call, parameter G gets the value 1.62, since the calling function sent it a value. #include <iostream> using namespace std; const double EARTH_G = 9.81; const double MOON_G = 1.62; const double MARS_G = 3.69; double height(double v0, double G = EARTH_G) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } int main() { cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, moon = " << height(28.0, MOON_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 5 m/s, earth = " << height(5.0) << "m" << endl; return 0; }

  16. For this function call, parameter G did not receive a value from the calling function. Therefore, it defaults to 9.81. #include <iostream> using namespace std; const double EARTH_G = 9.81; const double MOON_G = 1.62; const double MARS_G = 3.69; double height(double v0, double G = EARTH_G) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } int main() { cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, moon = " << height(28.0, MOON_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 5 m/s, earth = " << height(5.0) << "m" << endl; return 0; }

  17. #include <iostream> using namespace std; const double EARTH_G = 9.81; const double MOON_G = 1.62; const double MARS_G = 3.69; double height(double v0, double G) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } int main() { cout << "v0 = 5 m/s, earth = " << height(5.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 24 m/s, earth = " << height(24.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 39 m/s, earth = " << height(39.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 46 m/s, earth = " << height(46.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 59 m/s, earth = " << height(59.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 104 m/s, earth = " << height(104.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 92 m/s, earth = " << height(92.0, EARTH_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, moon = " << height(28.0, MOON_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, mars = " << height(28.0, MARS_G) << "m" << endl; return 0; } Repeated code.

  18. #include <iostream> using namespace std; const double EARTH_G = 9.81; const double MOON_G = 1.62; const double MARS_G = 3.69; double height(double v0, double G = EARTH_G) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } int main() { cout << "v0 = 5 m/s, earth = " << height(5.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 24 m/s, earth = " << height(24.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 39 m/s, earth = " << height(39.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 46 m/s, earth = " << height(46.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 59 m/s, earth = " << height(59.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 104 m/s, earth = " << height(104.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 92 m/s, earth = " << height(92.0) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, moon = " << height(28.0, MOON_G) << "m" << endl; cout << "v0 = 28 m/s, mars = " << height(28.0, MARS_G) << "m" << endl; return 0; }

  19. Default Parameters • this is how getline is able to take two or three parameters • the third parameter of getline has a default value of '\n' • therefore, if you don't send it a stopping character, it defaults to this value

  20. Default Parameter Value Rules: • 1) in the function header • if you specify a default parameter value for a parameter, then all of the parameters to the right of that parameter must also have a default parameter • this means that all default parameters are on the right

  21. Example: double height(double v0, double G = EARTH_G) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } OK! double height(double v0 = 1.0, double G) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } Error! double height(double v0 = 1.0, double G = EARTH_G) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); } OK!

  22. Default Parameter Value Rules: • 2) in the function call • if you send a value to a default parameter, then you must send a value to all of the parameters to the left of that value

  23. Example (using a round function): double round(double d = 1.234567, int digits = 3) { return static_cast<int>(d * pow(10.0, digits) + 0.5) / pow(10.0, digits); } int main() { cout << round(1.234567, 3) << endl; cout << round(1.234567) << endl; cout << round(, 3) << endl; cout << round() << endl; return 0; } OK! OK! Compiler error! OK!

  24. Default Parameter Rules: • default values can be constants, global variables, or function calls double f() {return 3.0;} double height(double v0 = f(), double G = EARTH_G) { return v0 * v0 / (2 * G); }

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