Function Overloading

Thu Nov 13, 2008 1:59 pm

Function overloading in C++
cpp code

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

using namespace std;

void fred(int a)
{
        cout << "fred the first, " << a << endl;
}

void fred(int a, string b)
{
        cout << "I am the second fred: " << a << " " << b << endl;
}

void fred(string c, string d = "ding!")
{
        cout << "Lo, I am fred tertiary.  " << c << " " << d << endl;
}

int main()
{
        fred(17);
        fred("this");
        fred(24, "hours");
        fred("some", "day");
}

C++ function overloading is much like Java's. Overloaded functions must differ by parameter type; differences in return type won't help. Default parameters provide an additional wrinkle, since a function with default parameters essentially counts as several overloaded functions, one for each signature with which it can be called.

Which of the following may be added?

cpp code

int fred(int x, string y);

int fred(double d);

double fred(string z, int q);

void fred(string cc);

int fred(int m, double d = 0.0);

Function Overloading

Function Overloading

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