Starting Out with C++ from Control Structures to Objects (9th Edition)
Starting Out with C++ from Control Structures to Objects (9th Edition)
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Author: Tony Gaddis
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Chapter 16, Problem 34RQE
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Function template:

In C++, a function template is referred as a “generic” function, which can work with different data types.

  • While writing a function template, a programmer can specify the “type parameter” instead of using the actual data type.
  • The compiler generates the code, when it encounters a function call to a function template. This code will handle the particular data type which is used in the function call.

Example:

For example consider the below function template used to find the cube of given value for any types:

//template function

template <class T>

//function definition of "cube"

T cube(T x)

{

//return the cube of the value

return x*x*x ;

}

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Chapter 16 Solutions

Starting Out with C++ from Control Structures to Objects (9th Edition)

Ch. 16.4 - Prob. 16.11CPCh. 16 - Prob. 1RQECh. 16 - Prob. 2RQECh. 16 - Prob. 3RQECh. 16 - Prob. 4RQECh. 16 - What is unwinding the stack?Ch. 16 - What happens if an exception is thrown by a classs...Ch. 16 - How do you prevent a program from halting when the...Ch. 16 - Why is it more convenient to write a function...Ch. 16 - Why must you be careful when writing a function...Ch. 16 - The line containing a throw statement is known as...Ch. 16 - Prob. 11RQECh. 16 - Prob. 12RQECh. 16 - Prob. 13RQECh. 16 - The beginning of a template is marked by a(n)...Ch. 16 - Prob. 15RQECh. 16 - Prob. 16RQECh. 16 - Write a function that searches a numeric array for...Ch. 16 - Write a function that dynamically allocates a...Ch. 16 - Make the function you wrote in Question 17 a...Ch. 16 - Write a template for a function that displays the...Ch. 16 - Prob. 21RQECh. 16 - Prob. 22RQECh. 16 - Prob. 23RQECh. 16 - Prob. 24RQECh. 16 - T F All type parameters defined in a function...Ch. 16 - Prob. 26RQECh. 16 - T F A class object passed to a function template...Ch. 16 - Prob. 28RQECh. 16 - Prob. 29RQECh. 16 - Prob. 30RQECh. 16 - Prob. 31RQECh. 16 - T F A class template may not be derived from...Ch. 16 - T F A class template may not be used as a base...Ch. 16 - Prob. 34RQECh. 16 - Prob. 35RQECh. 16 - try { quotient = divide(num1, num2); } cout The...Ch. 16 - template class T T square(T number) { return T T;...Ch. 16 - template class T int square(int number) { return...Ch. 16 - Prob. 39RQECh. 16 - Assume the following definition appears in a...Ch. 16 - Assume the following statement appears in a...Ch. 16 - Prob. 1PCCh. 16 - Prob. 2PCCh. 16 - Prob. 3PCCh. 16 - Prob. 4PCCh. 16 - Prob. 5PCCh. 16 - IntArray Class Exception Chapter 14 presented an...Ch. 16 - TestScores Class Write a class named TestScores....Ch. 16 - Prob. 8PCCh. 16 - Prob. 9PCCh. 16 - SortableVector Class Template Write a class...Ch. 16 - Inheritance Modification Assuming you have...Ch. 16 - Prob. 12PCCh. 16 - Prob. 13PC
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