pointers to base class : object pointer « Class « C++

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3. object pointer

pointers to base class

  
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

class CPolygon {
  protected:
    int width, height;
  public:
    void set_values (int a, int b)
    { width=a; height=b; }
};

class CRectangle: public CPolygon {
  public:
    int area ()
    { return (width * height); }
};

class CTriangle: public CPolygon {
  public:
    int area ()
    { return (width * height / 2); }
};

int main () {
  CRectangle rect;
  CTriangle trgl;
  CPolygon * ppoly1 = &rect;
  CPolygon * ppoly2 = &trgl;
  ppoly1->set_values (4,5);
  ppoly2->set_values (4,5);
  cout << rect.area() << endl;
  cout << trgl.area() << endl;
  return 0;
}
  
    
  

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