Отправлено: 30.10.12 07:02. Заголовок: Template for class

#include <iostream> 
 #include <string> 
  
 using namespace std; 
  
 template< class T > 
 class Employee{ 
 private: 
 	T EmployeeID , EmployeeSalary; 
 public: 
 	T Employee( T theID , T theSalary ){ 
 		EmployeeID = theID; 
 		EmployeeSalary = theSalary; 
 	} 
 }; 
  
 template< class T > 
 class Student{ 
 private: 
  
 public: 
 	T Student(){} 
  
 }; 
  
 int main(){ 
  
 	Employee <> theEmployee( 2 , 3000 ); 
 	Student <> theStudent (); 
  
 	system( "pause" ); 
 	return 0; 
 }

what i done so far

and this the question given
And here is the question given
Create a class template for a class that holds an object and the number of data elements in the object. For example, if an Employee class has two data elements, an ID number and a salary, then the class template holds the number 2 and an Employee object; if a Student class contains 12 data elements, then the class template holds 12 and a Student object. Write the code for standard input function for the object that displays a message on the screen – “You will be ask to enter X items” – where X is the number of data elements. Write a main() function that tests your template class with an integer and two programmer-defined classes
am i doing correctly until now?

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 11:04. Заголовок: No your code is inco..

No your code is incorrect and does not correspond to the assignment.
First of all constructors have no return types. So you may not write as for example

T Student(){}

Also your definitions of the classes have no default template arguments. So you may not write

Student <> theStudent ();

I think that according to the assignment the template class should be defined with two template parameters: a type template parameter for denoting an object and a non-type template parameter for the number of members in the type of the object.

Thus the definition of the template class should look the following way

 template <class T, size_t N> 
 class Holder 
 { 
 private: 
    T object; 
    size_t count; 
 public: 
    /* some methods of the class 
 };

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 11:18. Заголовок: the class Holder if..

the class Holder

if in my assignment . the class should be Student?
the size_t count , is it T count in the code . or should be int count in the code?

andStudent <> thestudent() i sjust a part of code that i didn't finish because I don't know what parameter should pass inside.
so for my employee class.
am i doing correctly?

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 11:32. Заголовок: As far as I understa..

As far as I understand your assignment you have to

цитата:

"Create a class template for a class that holds an object and the number of data elements in the object"

That is the class template will contain either an object of type Employee and the number of data members in this class or class Student and the number of data members of the class.
I showed an example of how the template class should look.

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 12:11. Заголовок: #include <iostre..

#include <iostream> 
 #include <string> 
  
 using namespace std; 
  
 template< class T , int numOfData > 
 class Employee{ 
 private: 
 	T Employee; 
 	int count; 
 	T EmployeeID , EmployeeSalary; 
 public: 
 	T Employee( T theID , T theSalary ){ 
 		EmployeeID = theID; 
 		EmployeeSalary = theSalary; 
 	} 
 }; 
  
 template< class T , int numOfData > 
 class Student{ 
 private: 
 	T Student; 
 	int count; 
 public: 
 	T Student(){} 
  
 };

mind to show how the output look like?
am i correct for the code above like what you said just now?

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 12:40. Заголовок: I think that Employe..

I think that Employee and Student shall not be template classes. It is the class Holder that shall be a template class and shall be instantiated either with Employeee or Stident.

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 16:21. Заголовок: #include <iostre..

#include <iostream> 
 #include <string> 
  
 using namespace std; 
  
 template< class T , int numOfData > 
 class Holder{ 
 private: 
 	T object; 
 	int count; 
 public: 
  
 }; 
  
 class Employee{ 
 private: 
 	int EmployeeID; 
 	double EmployeeSalary; 
 public: 
 	Employee( int theEmployeeID , double theEmployeeSalary ){ 
 		EmployeeID = theEmployeeID; 
 		EmployeeSalary = theEmployeeSalary; 
 	} 
 }; 
  
 class Student{ 
 private: 
 	int numOfDataElements; 
 public: 
 	Student(); 
  
 }; 
  
 int main(){ 
  
 	Employee <int> theEmployee( 2 , 3000 ); 
 	Student <> theStudent (); 
  
 	system( "pause" ); 
 	return 0; 
 }

what do you mean shall be instantiated?
isn't Employee :: public Holder ? that is inheritance?

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 16:40. Заголовок: Class Employee shall..

Class Employee shall have default constructor because tenplate class Holder has data member for which default constructor shall be called.

I meant that main has to have something as

Holder<Employee, 2> h1;
Holder<Student, 12> h2;

and so on.

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 17:22. Заголовок: #include <iostre..

#include <iostream> 
 #include <string> 
  
 using namespace std; 
  
 template< class T , int numOfData > 
 class Holder{ 
 private: 
 	T object; 
 	int count; 
 public: 
  
 }; 
  
 class Employee{ 
 private: 
 	int EmployeeID; 
 	double EmployeeSalary; 
 public: 
 	Employee(){ 
 		EmployeeID = 0; 
 		EmployeeSalary = 0.00; 
 	} 
 	Employee( int theEmployeeID , double theEmployeeSalary ){ 
 		EmployeeID = theEmployeeID; 
 		EmployeeSalary = theEmployeeSalary; 
 	} 
 }; 
  
 class Student{ 
 private: 
 	int numOfDataElements; 
 public: 
 	Student(){ 
 		numOfDataElements = 0; 
 	} 
 	Student( int numOfData ){ 
 		numOfDataElements = numOfData; 
 	} 
 }; 
  
 int main(){ 
  
 	Holder <Employee , 2> h1; 
 	Holder <Student , 12> h2; 
  
 	system( "pause" ); 
 	return 0; 
 }

compile successful. isn't correct already?
and at the output should look like?
or no output for this question actually ? jus tlet us to get understand for the template?
thanks for your fast response .

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 17:30. Заголовок: Data member count of..

Data member count of class Holder is not initialized. I think you can add an explicit default constructor to Holder that will initialize count with non-type template parameter.
Also you have to add public function member that will issue the message "“You will be ask to enter X items”". Also each class shall have a methof for inputing values to their data members. This method shall have a common name for the both classes.

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 17:43. Заголовок: This method shall ha..

This method shall have a common name for the both classes?
what this mean actually?

and the "“You will be ask to enter X items”".
is a function ?
which mean

example:

 
 void inputItems(){ 
       int items = 0; 
       cout << "Enter X items : " ; 
       cin    >>  items; 
 }

then how the function will be call out since we only call this in main?

int main(){  
    
  	Holder <Employee , 2> h1;  
  	Holder <Student , 12> h2;  
    
  	system( "pause" );  
  	return 0;  
  }

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 17:48. Заголовок: Read your assignment..

Read your assignment one more. Class Holder has to have a method that will issue the message and call a method of data member object that will provide input of some values for its data members.

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 17:55. Заголовок: . Write the code fo..

. Write the code for standard input function for the object that displays a message on the screen – “You will be ask to enter X items” – where X is the number of data elements.

the question didn't mention about the function should put in class Holder?
so do you mean the void inputItems should be in public member of class Holder?

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 18:11. Заголовок: Well you can ask the..

Well you can ask the question to your senior to make clear what did he mean.

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 18:27. Заголовок: err . the question i..

err . the question is given by the campus from university of wollogong .
we always complain that the question given by them is always foolish-ing us .
that's why i keep asking from the website to get some understanding from the code given .

erm.
mind u ? or u also getting blur? haha

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 18:36. Заголовок: I see ths sense when..

I see ths sense when an object of the template class calls a method of its member that either has type Employee or Student. It is the template class that knows how many elements the subobject contains. So I think that some method of the template class shall isuue the message and then call an input method of its subobject.

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 18:56. Заголовок: so do you mean that ..

so do you mean that if i call the Holder in the main .
then should out a input message that call user enter for the X item and then return to the
Employee or Student object for the subobject contain?

so the input message isn't should insert in the constructor of Holder ?
because if like what you said earlier put into the public member function ,
it's no point to call the message out and then return?
or else should be like this?

template< class T , int numOfData > 
 class Holder{ 
 private: 
 	T object; 
 	int count; 
 public: 
 	Holder(){ 
 		count = 0; 
 	} 
 	void inputItems(){ 
 		int items = 0; 
 		cout << "Enter X item : "; 
 		cin  >> items; 
 	} 
 };

then how should be call the function out? because in normal way
we cannot put older theHolder;
isn't correct?

 Отправлено: 30.10.12 19:18. Заголовок: I think that it is r..

I think that it is required something as

 template< class T , int numOfData >   
 class Holder 
 {   
 private:  	 
    T object;  	 
    int count = numOfData;   
  
 public:  	 
    //Holder() { count = NumOfData; } // The consttructor is not required if the compiler supports the initialization of  class members in class definition 
   
    void inputItems() 
    { 
       std::cout << "You will be asked to enter " << count << " items" << std::endl; 
       object.inputItems(); 
    } 
 }; 
 . 

 Отправлено: 31.10.12 04:15. Заголовок: err . but now i cann..

err . but now i cannot see got any input for your count? you just output it ?
because user will be enter the count i think?

 Отправлено: 31.10.12 13:18. Заголовок: I already showed you..

I already showed you.

 int main() 
 { 
         	Holder <Employee , 2> h1; 
     	Holder <Student , 12> h2; 
  
     	h1.inputItems(); 
     	h2.InputItems(); 
  
         	system( "pause" ); 
     	return 0;     
 }

The only think that you have to do now is to wtite method inputItems for each class
that used as template argument fo Holder.

count stores the value of non-type template parameter, It shhall not be changed. In fact you can declare it with cons qualifier.

Of course you should use valid values instead of 2 and 12 that is the number of items that will be entered in each class.

 Отправлено: 31.10.12 14:03. Заголовок: const qualifer? isn&..

const qualifer?
isn't mean that my numOfData should be in const value?
and after i insert the method inputItems for each class

my function inputItems
foe each class will be like this

class Employee{ 
 private: 
 	int EmployeeID; 
 	double EmployeeSalary; 
 public: 
 	Employee(){ 
 		EmployeeID = 0; 
 		EmployeeSalary = 0.00; 
 	} 
 	Employee( int theEmployeeID , double theEmployeeSalary ){ 
 		EmployeeID = theEmployeeID; 
 		EmployeeSalary = theEmployeeSalary; 
 	} 
 	void inputItems(){}; 
 };

u mean the number 2 and number 12 is input by user? or ?