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CH06_1.CPP
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// Chapter 6 - Programming exercise 1
#include "iostream.h"
#include "string.h"
class box {
int length;
int width;
char line_of_text[25];
public:
box(char *input_line); //Constructor
void set(int new_length, int new_width);
int get_area(void);
void change(char *new_text);
};
box::box(char *input_line) //Constructor implementation
{
length = 8;
width = 8;
strcpy(line_of_text, input_line);
}
// This method will set a box size to the two input parameters
void box::set(int new_length, int new_width)
{
length = new_length;
width = new_width;
}
// This method will calculate and return the area of a box instance
int box::get_area(void)
{
cout << line_of_text << "= ";
return (length * width);
}
void box::change(char *new_text)
{
strcpy(line_of_text, new_text);
}
main()
{
box small("small box "), //Three boxes to work with
medium("medium box "),
large("large box ");
small.set(5, 7);
large.set(15, 20);
cout << "The area of the " << small.get_area() << "\n";
cout << "The area of the " << medium.get_area() << "\n";
cout << "The area of the " << large.get_area() << "\n";
small.change("first box ");
medium.change("second box ");
large.change("third box ");
cout << "The area of the " << small.get_area() << "\n";
cout << "The area of the " << medium.get_area() << "\n";
cout << "The area of the " << large.get_area() << "\n";
}
// Result of execution
//
// The area of the small box = 35
// The area is the medium box = 64
// The area is the large box = 300
// The area of the first box = 35
// The area is the second box = 64
// The area is the third box = 300