Mega Code Archive
Dynamic allocation and polymorphism
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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class CPolygon {
protected:
int width, height;
public:
void set_values (int a, int b)
{ width=a; height=b; }
virtual int area (void) =0;
void printarea (void)
{ cout << this->area() << endl; }
};
class CRectangle: public CPolygon {
public:
int area (void)
{ return (width * height); }
};
class CTriangle: public CPolygon {
public:
int area (void)
{ return (width * height / 2); }
};
int main () {
CPolygon * ppoly1 = new CRectangle;
CPolygon * ppoly2 = new CTriangle;
ppoly1->set_values (4,5);
ppoly2->set_values (4,5);
ppoly1->printarea();
ppoly2->printarea();
delete ppoly1;
delete ppoly2;
return 0;
}
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