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Use of a vector as a member within an object
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Source code: trans.cpp Module: C238
using namespace std;
#include <iostream> #include <vector> /* Use of a vector as a member within an object. You'll often want to have collections within objects, and by using a vector rather than an array you can do so easily even if you don't know how big the collecion will be when you create it */ /////// The header files ;-) - normally each would be separate class Transport { public: int getseats(); virtual int getdrivers() {}; // ---------------------- // Above line to allow this method to be called on a "Transport" // even though the actual method is defines within the subclasses! int getveh(); protected: int veh; int coaches; }; class Train : public Transport { public: Train(int,int); int getdrivers(); } ; class Bus : public Transport { public: Bus(int,int); int getdrivers(); } ; // -> A Flow is an associated object - contains Transport objects in a collection // it is NOT a part of the inheritance tree, but rather in contains transports class Flow { // All the transport along a route public: Flow(int); void add(Transport *); int getseats(); int getunits(); int getdrivers(); private: // Transport *route[20]; Replaced by vector // int nroutes; Not needed - use the size method! vector<Transport *> route ; } ; /////// The class definition files - again, these would usually be separate files Bus::Bus(int nv, int nseats) { veh = nv; coaches = nseats; } int Bus::getdrivers() { return veh; } Train::Train(int nv, int nseats) { veh = nv; coaches = nseats; } int Train::getdrivers() { return 1; } int Transport::getseats() { return veh * coaches; } int Transport::getveh() { return veh; } Flow::Flow(int numtransports) { /* numtransports is redundant - it's a maximum number that we used when each of the routes on the flow was held in an array */ // route = vector<Transport *> (numtransports); /* A vector of Transport pointers automatically initialised (empty) as a Flow object is set up, as the vector is a (private) member of the flow object */ } void Flow::add(Transport * item) { route.push_back(item); } int Flow::getseats() { int so_far = 0; for (int k=0; k<route.size(); k++) { so_far += route.at(k)->getseats(); } return so_far; } int Flow::getunits() { int so_far = 0; for (int k=0; k<route.size(); k++) { so_far += route.at(k)->getveh(); } return so_far; } int Flow::getdrivers() { int so_far = 0; for (int k=0; k<route.size(); k++) { so_far += route.at(k)->getdrivers(); } return so_far; } ////// The main application / test program int main() { /* A "Flow" is a collection of Transports of various types and so is an associated object rather than inheriting / beig extended from Transport */ Flow *chippenham_trowbridge = new Flow(6); chippenham_trowbridge->add(new Train(2,73)); // Class 150 chippenham_trowbridge->add(new Train(1,69)); // Class 153 chippenham_trowbridge->add(new Bus(2,61)); // Faresaver chippenham_trowbridge->add(new Bus(1,81)); // First int seatsonflow = chippenham_trowbridge->getseats(); int vehiclesonflow = chippenham_trowbridge->getunits(); int driversonflow = chippenham_trowbridge->getdrivers(); cout << "Seats on flow: " << seatsonflow << endl; cout << "Vehicles on flow: " << vehiclesonflow << endl; cout << "Drivers on flow: " << driversonflow << endl; } Learn about this subject
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