Dynamic binding a few

Question

Hi Experts can I do dynamic binding like this. objshapes is the parent class called Shape and Rectangle is the child class. I have a few child classes so depending which shape the user selects, I need to bind the correct shape to the objShapes. So i thought i can bind like this. but i getting an error.

 Shape *objShapes[3];    
 objshapes[size]= &new Rectangle(3,lvaule,5)  

 //error: lvalue required as unary ‘&’ operand

Hope someone can assist. Thanks

IS THIS CORRECT

  objshapes[size]= new Rectangle(3,lvaule,5)

I'm not sure what you mean by "dynamic binding". There is no binding going on in your sample code. — Robᵩ, Oct 25 '12 at 14:59

juanchopanza · Answer 1 · 2012-10-25T18:54:55.117

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You would need an array or container of pointers, or preferably smart pointers, to the base class. For example:

std::vector<Shape*> objshapes;
objshapes.push_back(new Rectangle(3,lvaule,5));
objshapes.push_back(new Circle( args));

If you are using raw pointers instead of using smart pointers, you have to make sure to de-allocate the memory used by the shapes by calling delete on all the pointers.

Edit since you are reluctant to use standard library containers, and you have clarified that you have an array of Shape*, as opposed to an array of Shape, then you can populate the array thus:

objshapes[idx]= new Rectangle(3,lvaule,5);

edited Oct 25 '12 at 18:54

answered Oct 25 '12 at 14:02

juanchopanza

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I have edited my question with an answer is this correct. – rasul1719435 Oct 25 '12 at 14:28
@rasul1719435 Then use another container type or an array. – juanchopanza Oct 25 '12 at 14:29
@rasul1719435 your question suggests that `objshapes` holds `Shapes`, which isn't compatible with your answer. – juanchopanza Oct 25 '12 at 14:32

Robᵩ · Accepted Answer · 2012-10-25T15:00:27.223

Shape *objShapes[3];

This declares objshapes as an array of 3 pointers-to-Shape.

objshapes[size]= &new Rectangle(3,lvaule,5)

This is non-sensical.

IS THIS CORRECT

objshapes[size]= new Rectangle(3,lvaule,5)

Yes¹, that is correct. new returns a pointer-to-Rectangle, which can be stored in a variable of type pointer-to-Shape. Since objshapes is an array of pointers-to-Shape. objshapes[size] is pointer-to-Shape -- which can accept a pointer-to-Rectangle.

^{1. Assuming that size is convertable to an integral type, and has the value 0, 1, or 2.}

Dynamic binding a few

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