Simple C++ method question (overloading?)

[zeion]

Hi,

If I have a method that takes in say 5 new variables and assigns 5 class variables to these new values, and I only wanted to change one of these variables, is it possible to reuse this method and only have it take in say 1 new variable and change one class variable without having to write different methods for changing each individual variable?

ie.

class testClass
{
void changeFive (int first, second, third, fourth, fifth)
{
testClassFirst = first;
testClassSecond = second;
...
}

void changeOne (int first)
{
testClassFirst = first;
}
}

 

[rcgldr]

Two different methods can share the same name (overloading), but other than a common name, they are different methods.

 

[phiby]

Hi,

If I have a method that takes in say 5 new variables and assigns 5 class variables to these new values, and I only wanted to change one of these variables, is it possible to reuse this method and only have it take in say 1 new variable and change one class variable without having to write different methods for changing each individual variable?

ie.

class testClass
{
void changeFive (int first, second, third, fourth, fifth)
{
   testClassFirst = first;
   testClassSecond = second;
   ...
}

void changeOne (int first)
{
   testClassFirst = first;
}

}

Assuming the 5 class variables are all int, this should work.

void changeVar(int *pl, int r)
{
       *pl = r;
}

You would call it as

changeVar(&testClassFirst, first);
changeVar(&testClassSecond, second);

etc

Though I am not sure how this helps you.

 

[KingMike]

You can write it like this

class testClass
{
void changeFive (int first, second, third, fourth, fifth)
{
testClassFirst = first;
testClassSecond = second;
...
}

void changeFive (int first)
{
testClassFirst = first;
}

void changeFive (int first, int second)
{
testClassFirst = first;
}

void changeOne (int first)
{
testClassFirst = first;
}

void changeOne (int first)
{
testClassFirst = first;
}

phiby's suggestion of using the following is where I would go
void changeVar(int *pl, int r)
{
*pl = r;
}