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Polymorphism

Syllabus
Concepts of polymorphism, types of polymorphism, Overloading & overriding, Virtual function,
Static & dynamic binding.

Polymorphism
Q1.Define Polymorphism?
Ans. The word poly originated from a Greek word meaning many and morphism from
a Greek word meaning form, and thus polymorphism means many forms. In object
oriented programming, polymorphism refers to identically named methods (member
functions) that have different behavior depending on the type of object they refer.
Polymorphism is the process of defining a number of objects of different classes
into a group and call the methods to carry out the operation of the objects using
different function calls. Polymorphism means to carry out different processing steps by
functions having same messages - It treats objects of related classes in a generic
manner. The keyword virtual is used to perform the polymorphism concept in C++.
Polymorphism refers to the run time binding to a pointer to a method.
It is one of the important of object-oriented programming. It needs one name and
multiple Forms. The concept of polymorphism is implemented using function and
operator overloading. The overloaded member functions are selected for invoking the
function calls depending on the type and the number of arguments. When the function
name and Prototype is same in the base class and derived class which is not an function
overloading. But it is called a function overloading.
Polymorphism is the ability of an object or reference to take many different forms
at different instances. These are of two types one is the "compile time polymorphism"
and other one is the "run-time polymorphism".
Compile time polymorphism:
In this method object is bound to the function call at the compile time itself.
Run time polymorphism:
In this method object is bound to the function call only at the run time.

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PolyMorphism
PolyMorphism

Compile Time
Compile Time
Polymorphism
Polymorphism

Function
Function
OverLoading
OverLoading

Operator
Operator
OverLoading
OverLoading

Rum Time
Rum Time
Polymorphism
Polymorphism

Virtual
Virtual
Function
Function

Q2.Describe what is polymorphism? State its use?State features of polymorphism

Ans. Polymorphism refers to the ability to call different functions by using only one type
of function call. Suppose a programmer wants to code vehicles of different shapes such
as circles, squares, rectangles, etc. One way to define each of these classes is to have a
member function for each that makes vehicles of each shape. Another convenient
approach the programmer can take is to define a base class named Shape and then
create an instance of that class. The programmer can have array that hold pointers to all
different objects of the vehicle followed by a simple loop structure to make the vehicle,
as per the shape desired, by inserting pointers into the defined array. This approach
leads to different functions executed by the same function call. Polymorphism is used to
give different meanings to the same concept. This is the basis for Virtual function
implementation.
In polymorphism, a single function or an operator functioning in many ways depends
upon the usage to function properly. In order for this to occur, the following conditions
must apply:
All different classes must be derived from a single base class. In the above
example, the shapes of vehicles (circle, triangle, rectangle) are from the single base
class called Shape.
The member function must be declared virtual in the base class. In the above
example, the member function for making the vehicle should be made as virtual to
the base class.
Features and Advantages of the concept of Polymorphism
Applications are Easily Extendable
Once an application is written using the concept of polymorphism, it can easily be
extended, providing new objects that conform to the original interface. It is unnecessary
to recompile original programs by adding new types. Only re-linking is necessary to
exhibit the new changes along with the old application.0020By utilizing the concept of
polymorphism, time and work effort is reduced in addition to making future
maintenance easier.
Helps in reusability of code.
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Provides easier maintenance of applications.

Helps in achieving robustness in applications.

Q3.List different types of polymorphism

Ans.
C++ provides three different types of polymorphism.
Virtual functions
Function name overloading
Operator overloading
In addition to the above three types of polymorphism, there exist other kinds of
polymorphism:

run-time
compile-time

Q4.What is Binding?
Ans.Binding refers to the act of associating an object or a class with its member. If we
can call a method fn() on an object obj of a class CC, we say that the object obj is binded
with the method fn(). This happens at compile time and is known as static or compile time binding. The calls to the virtual member functions are resolved during run-time.
This mechanism is known as dynamic binding. The most prominent reason why a
virtual function will be used is to have a different functionality in the derived class. The
difference between a non-virtual member function and a virtual member function is, the
non-virtual member functions are resolved at compile time.
Q5.What is Early Binding or compile time or static Binding polymorphism
Ans.Selecting a function in normal way, during compilation time is called as early
binding or static binding or static linkage. During compilation time, the C++ compiler
determines which function is used based on the parameters passed to the function or
the functions return type. The compiler then substitutes the correct function for each
invocation. Such compiler based substitutions are called static linkage.
By default, C++ follows early binding. With early binding, one can achieve greater
efficiency. Function calls are faster in this case because all the information necessary to
call the function are hard coded.
The purest object oriented programming language like Small talk permits only run
time binding of the methods, whereas C++ allows both compile time binding and run
time binding.
Q6.Write program to demonstrate compile time polymorphism
Ans. Compile time Polymorphism
#include <iostream>
#include <conio.h>
using namespace std;
int Add(int nX, int nY)
{
return nX + nY;
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}
int Subtract(int nX, int nY)
{
return nX - nY;
}
int Multiply(int nX, int nY)
{
return nX * nY;
}
int main()
{
int nX;
cout << "Enter a number: ";
cin >> nX;
int nY;
cout << "Enter another number: ";
cin >> nY;
int nOperation;
do
{
cout << "Enter an operation (0=add, 1=subtract, 2=multiply): ";
cin >> nOperation;
} while (nOperation < 0 || nOperation > 2);
int nResult = 0;
switch (nOperation)
{
case 0: nResult = Add(nX, nY); break;
case 1: nResult = Subtract(nX, nY); break;
case 2: nResult = Multiply(nX, nY); break;
}
cout << "The answer is: " << nResult << endl;
return 0;
}
Explanation
Because Add(), Subtract(), and Multiply() are all direct function calls, the compiler
will use early binding to resolve the Add(), Subtract(), and Multiply() function calls. The
compiler will replace the Add() function call with an instruction that tells the CPU to
jump to the address of the Add() function. The same holds true for Subtract() and
Multiply().
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Q7.What is Late Binding or dynamic Binding or run time
polymorphism?
Demostrate with the help of the program.
Ans. Selecting functions during execution time is called late binding or dynamic binding
or dynamic linkage. Late binding requires some overhead but provides increased power
and flexibility. The late binding is implemented through virtual functions. An object of a
class must be declared either as a pointer to a class or a reference to a class.
In C++, one way to get late binding is to use function pointers. A function pointer
is a type of pointer that points to a function instead of a variable. The function that a
function pointer points to can be called by using the function call operator (()) on the
pointer.
For example, the following code calls the Add() function
int Add(int nX, int nY)
{
return nX + nY;
}
int main()
{
// Create a function pointer and make it point to the Add function
int (*pFcn)(int, int) = Add;
cout << pFcn(5, 3) << endl; // add 5 + 3
return 0;
}
Calling a function via a function pointer is also known as an indirect function call.
The following calculator program is functionally identical to the calculator example
above, except it uses a function pointer instead of a direct function call
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
int Add(int nX, int nY)
{
return nX + nY;
}
int Subtract(int nX, int nY)
{
return nX - nY;
}
int Multiply(int nX, int nY)
{
return nX * nY;
}
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int main()
{
int nX;
cout << "Enter a number: ";
cin >> nX;
int nY;
cout << "Enter another number: ";
cin >> nY;
int nOperation;
do
{
cout << "Enter an operation (0=add, 1=subtract, 2=multiply): ";
cin >> nOperation;
} while (nOperation < 0 || nOperation > 2);
// Create a function pointer named pFcn (yes, the syntax is ugly)
int (*pFcn)(int, int);
// Set pFcn to point to the function the user chose
switch (nOperation)
{
case 0: pFcn = Add; break;
case 1: pFcn = Subtract; break;
case 2: pFcn = Multiply; break;
}
// Call the function that pFcn is pointing to with nX and nY as parameters
cout << "The answer is: " << pFcn(nX, nY) << endl;
return 0;
}
In this example, instead of calling the Add(), Subtract(), or Multiply() function
directly, weve instead set pFcn to point at the function we wish to call. Then we call the
function through the pointer. The compiler is unable to use early binding to resolve the
function call pFcn(nX, nY) because it can not tell which function pFcn will be pointing to
at compile time!
Late binding is slightly less efficient since it involves an extra level of indirection.
With early binding, the compiler can tell the CPU to jump directly to the functions
address. With late binding, the program has to read the address held in the pointer and
then jump to that address. This involves one extra step, making it slightly slower.
However, the advantage of late binding is that it is more flexible than early binding,
because decisions about what function to call do not need to be made until run time.
Q8.Define the overloading and overriding
Ans. Overloading
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If you specify more than one definition for a function name or an operator in the
same scope, you have overloaded that function name or operator. If you call an
overloaded function name or operator, the compiler determines the most appropriate
definition to use by comparing the argument types you used to call the function or
operator with the parameter types specified in the definitions. The process of selecting
the most appropriate overloaded function or operator is called overload resolution.

OverRiding
Define a new function with same name ( as in base class) in derived class is known as
method override. In the derived class base class defined method is hided.
Method overriding is redefining the method (member function) in the derived class with
the same name as that of public method of the base class.
hen a member function in the base class is overridden in the derived class, the object of the
derived class cannot access the functions original definition from the base. It only can
access the new definition implemented in the derived class.
The question is, if overriding is opposite to that of inheritance then why do we use
it ? The answer is simple. Inheritance can be used to reuse a class definition already
available. Suppose if we want to reuse the available class but a single member function
of the base is not satisfying your software requirements. That single function needs
update.
e solution is to directly modify that class and use it. Normally, every software component has the
owner and only owner is supposed to modify the code. Others cannot modify it. Another
reason for not directly modifying the available class is that class might be used by some
other system which requires maintaining the original function definition.
Therefore, the second solution is applied; create a new class definition from the
original by inheriting it. In the new derived -class insert a function definition for the
function which you want to modify. C++ gives you this flexibility of overriding functions
from the base just by redefining it with the same name in the derived class. Software
reusability gets widened due to overriding. Without which we would have reimplemented
the whole class again keeping all but one functions same.
Q9.State difference between function overloading and overriding
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Overloading
1.Different functions have same name
in same class.

Overriding
1.Different functions have same name
in different class.

2.In overloading, prototypes must

differ in either in number of
parameters or in their data type.
3.They can be static or non-static
Members of the class.

2.In overriding the prototype for

function must match exactly to the
one Specified in the base class
3.They must be Non Static.
4.Constructors cant be overrided
5.Use concept of Inheritance
When an overridden methods is
called from within the subclass, it will
always refer to the version of that
method defined by the subclass. The
version of the method defined by the
superclass will be overridden(hided).

Q10.Write C++ program to implement overriding of member function

Ans.
Example
/* Program Overriding Member Functions */
#include <iostream.h>
#include <string.h>
/*----------------------Class Declaration-------------------------*/
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class employee
{
char name[10];
int empno;
public :
void set(int, char*);
void display_heading();
void display();
};
class manager : public employee
{
int no_of_projects;
public:
void set(int, char*, int); // functions overriding the
void display_heading();
// base class definitions
void display_projects();
};
/*----------------------Implementation of Class ---------------------*/
// member function definitions for 'employee'
void employee::set(int c, char* s)
{
empno = c;
strcpy(name, s);
}
void employee::display_heading()
{
cout << "Employee Information : \n";
}
void employee::display()
{
cout << "Employee No. : " << empno << "\n";
cout << "Name
: " << name << "\n";
}
// member function definitions for 'manager'
void manager::set(int c, char* s, int p)
{
no_of_projects = p;
employee::set(c, s);// base class function explicitly invoked
}
void manager::display_heading()
{
cout << "Manager Details : \n";
}
void manager::display_projects()
{
cout << "No of Projects currently handling : ";
cout << no_of_projects << "\n";
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}
/*----------------------End of Class definitions ---------------*/
void main(void)
{
manager manoj;
manoj.set(1000, "Manoj", 4);
manoj.display_heading();
manoj.display();
manoj.display_projects();
}
Explanation
Class employee has three public methods. set(), display() and
display_header(). It is a self sufficient class and can be used to generate objects.
The second class manager is derived from employee using public
inheritance. Also manager is an employee and hence need to have all the attributes of
the employee class. But it also want to have one additional attribute no_of_projects it
is currently handling. The inheritance is a good idea here to get the functionality of
employee accessible through manager.
The only difference are, managers information contains, name, empno
and no.of_projects which forced us to override function set() which initialises its own
field no_of_projects and invokes the set() function for the base class passing the
remaining two parameters. Another way to the overriding. The origin functionality thus
can be invoked from a new overriding definition, only thing is you explicitly need to give
the base class name and the scope resolution operator; otherwise it will become the
recursive call with one less parameter which leads to compilation error.
The second function which is overridden by manager is display(). We want
here to display manager details instead of a general heading for all employee.
Employee information. This new definition need not invoke the original definition as we
want only the new message to be printed and not the old one.
The third base function display() is not overridden and hence get inherited
to the manager class directly. Thus for the object of type manager four method are
available set( ), display( ), display_header( ), display_projects( ).
Virtual Function
Q11. What are Virtual Functions?
Ans.Virtual, as the name implies, is something that exists in effect but not in reality.
The concept of virtual function is the same as a function, but it does not really exist
although it appears in needed places in a program. The object-oriented programming
language C++ implements the concept of virtual function as a simple member function,
like all member functions of the class.
A virtual function is a member function of the base class and which is redefined
by the derived class. When a derived class inherits the class containing the virtual
function, it has ability to redefine the virtual functions. A virtual function has a different
functionality in the derived class. The virtual function within the base class provides the
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form of the interface to the function. Virtual function implements the philosophy of one
interface and multiple methods. The virtual functions are resolved at the run time. This
is called dynamic binding. The functions which are not virtual are resolved at compile
time which is called static binding. A virtual function is created using the keyword
virtual which precedes the name of the function.
Virtual functions are accessed using a base class pointer. A pointer to the base
class can be created. A base class pointer can contain the address of the derived object
as the derived object contains the subset of base class object. Every derived class is also
a base class. When a base class pointer contains the address of the derived class object,
at runtime it is decided which version of virtual function is called depending on the type
of object contained by the pointer.

Q12.Describe what do you mean by virtual function

Ans. A virtual function is one that does not really exist but it appears real in some parts
of a program. Virtual functions are advanced features of the object oriented
programming concept and they are not necessary for each C++ program. The
polymorphic features can also be incorporated using the virtual functions.
Although a base pointer can be made point to any number of derived object. It
cannot directly access the members defined by the derived class. Polymorphism refers to
the property by which objects belonging to objects are able to respond to the same
message. But in different forms. Therefore it is essential to refer to the objects
irrespective of their classes.
This necessiates the use of single pointer to refer to the object of different derived
classes. To achieve this we need virtual functions.
When we use the same function name with same prototype in both base & derived
classes. The function in the base class is declared as virtual.
Syntax is
Virtual return type function_Name(arg);
When a function is made virtual C++ determines function call at run time based
on the type of objects pointed by a base pointer rather than to the type of pointer. Thus
we can execute different versions of functions declaring it virtual in the base class.

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Example of Virtual Function
/* Program to Illustrates Virtual Function */
#include<iostream.h>
#include<conio.h>
class Base
{
public :
void display( )
{
cout<<"\n Display Base ";
}
virtual void show( )
{
cout<<"\n Show Base ";
}
};
class Derived : public Base
{
public :
void display( )
{
cout<<"\n Display Derived ";
}
void show( )
{
cout<<"\n Show Derived ";
}
};
void main( )
{
Base B;
Derived D;
Base *bptr;
cout<<"\n bptr points to Base ";
bptr = &B;
bptr -> display( );
//calls Base version
bptr -> show( );
// calls Base version
cout<<" \n\n bptr points to Derived ";
bptr = &D;
bptr -> display( );
//calls Base version
bptr -> show( );
// calls Derived version
getch( );
}
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Output
Bptr point to base class
Display Base
Show Base
Bptr point to derived class
Display Base
Show Dervied
Explanation
In the example when bptr is made to point to the object D. the statement
bptr >display();
calls only the function associated with the Base (Base :: Display( )), whereas the
statement
bptr->show()
calls the Derived version of show(). This is because the function display() has in not
virtual in the Base class.
Note : We must access the virtual function through the use of a pointer declared as a
pointer to the base class.Run time polymorphism is achieved only when a virtual
function is accessed through a pointer to base class.
Q13.How does a Virtual Function work?
Ans.Whenever a program has a virtual function declared, a v - table is constructed for
the class. The v-table consists of addresses to the virtual functions for classes that
contain one or more virtual functions. The object of the class containing the virtual
function contains a virtual pointer that points to the base address of the virtual table in
memory. Whenever there is a virtual function call, the v-table is used to resolve to the
function address.
An object of the class that contains one or more virtual functions contains a
virtual pointer called the vptr at the very beginning of the object in the memory. Hence
the size of the object in this case increases by the size of the pointer. This vptr contains
the base address of the virtual table in memory.
Note that virtual tables are class specific, i.e., there is only one virtual table for a
class irrespective of the number of virtual functions it contains. This virtual table in
turn contains the base addresses of one or more virtual functions of the class. At the
time when a virtual function is called on an object, the vptr of that object provides the
base address of the virtual table for that class in memory.
This table is used to resolve the function call as it contains the addresses of all the
virtual functions of that class. This is how dynamic binding is resolved during a virtual
function call.
The following code shows how we can write a virtual function in C++ and then use
the same to achieve dynamic or runtime polymorphism.
#include <iostream.h>
class base
{
public:
virtual void display()
{
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cout<<\nBase;
}
};
class derived : public base
{
public:
void display()
{
cout<<\nDerived;
}
};
void main()
{
base *ptr = new derived();
ptr->display();
}
In the above example, the pointer is of type base but it points to the derived class
object. The method display() is virtual in nature. Hence in order to resolve the virtual
method call, the context of the pointer is considered, i.e., the display method of
thederived class is called and not that of the base. If the method was non virtual in
nature, the display() method of the base class would have been called.
Q14.Describe Virtual Constructors and Destructors
Ans.A constructor cannot be virtual because at the time when the constructor is
invoked the virtual table would not be available in the memory. Hence we cannot have a
virtual constructor.
A virtual destructor is one that is declared as virtual in the base class and is used to
ensure that destructors are called in the proper order. It is to be remembered that
destructors are called in the reverse order of inheritance. If abase class pointer points to
a derived class object and we some time later use the delete operator to delete the object,
then the derived class destructor is not called. Refer to the code that follows:
#include <iostream.h>
class base
{
public:
~base()
{
}
};
class derived : public base
{
public:
~derived()
{
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}
};
void main()
{
base *ptr = new derived();
// some code
delete ptr;
}
In this case the type of the pointer would be considered. Hence as the pointer is of
type base, the base class destructor would be called but the derived class destructor
would not be called at all. The result is memory leak. In order to avoid this, we have to
make the destructor virtual in thebase class. This is shown in the example below:
#include <iostream.h>
class base
{
public:
virtual ~base()
{
}
};
class derived : public base
{
public:
~derived()
{
}
};
void main()
{
base *ptr = new derived();
// some code
delete ptr;
}
Conclusion
Virtual methods should be used judiciously as they are slow due to the overhead
involved in searching the virtual table. They also increase the size of an object of a class
by the size of a pointer. The size of a pointer depends on the size of an integer. Note that
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in DOS based systems the size of a pointer is 2 bytes whereas in UNIX based systems it
is 4 bytes.
Q15.List the properties if Virtual Functions
Ans. Properties of Virtual Functions:
Dynamic Binding Property:
Virtual Functions are resolved during run-time or dynamic binding. Virtual functions
are also simple member functions. The main difference between a non-virtual C++
member function and a virtual member function is in the way they are both resolved. A
non-virtual C++ member function is resolved during compile time or static binding.
Virtual Functions are resolved during run-time or dynamic binding

Virtual functions are member functions of a class.

Virtual functions are declared with the keyword virtual.
Virtual function takes a different functionality in the derived class.

Q16.List the rules for virtual function

Ans.
Rules For Virtual Functions
Virtual functions are created for late binding some basic rules must be satisfied
for the complier requirement.

Virtual function must be member of a class.

They cannot be static members.

They are accessed by using object pointer.

Virtual function can be friend of another class.

Virtual function in a base class must be defined even though it may not be used.

The prototype of class of version of virtual function & all derived class
versions must be identical. I.e. its prototype should be same. If two function with
same name have different prototype C++ will be considered as overloading &
virtual keyword is ignored.
We cannot have virtual constructor but we can have virtual destructors are
possible.
While the base pointer can point to any point of derived object than the reverse is
not true.
When a base pointer points to a derived class, incrementing or decrementing will
not make point to the next object of derived class but instead it is related to its
base type.
If a virtual function is defined in the base class it is not necessary to redefined in
the derived class, in such case it will invoke the base class function.
Pure Virtual Function
Q17.Describe what is pure virtual function
Ans.Virtual function inside the main class must be declared to achieve polymorphism
and redefined it in the derived class. The function inside the base class is seldom(rarely)
used for performing any task. It only serves as a placeholder. Pure Virtual Function is a
Virtual function with no body.
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Declaration of Pure Virtual Function:
Since pure virtual function has no body, the programmer must add the notation =0 for
declaration of the pure virtual function in the base class.
class classname //This denotes the base class of C++ virtual function
{
public:
//This denotes the pure virtual function in C++
virtual void virtualfunctioname() = 0
};
Example : if we have not defined any object of class shape the function draw in the
base class must be defined as empty. Such functions are called do nothing function
which may be defined as followsclass shape
{
protected:
int d1,d2;
public:
virtual void draw()=0;
}
such functions are called pure virtual functions. Pure virtual function is a function
declared in the base class that has no definition to the base class. In such cases the
compiler requires each derived class to either define the function or redeclare it as a
pure virtual function. The class containing pure virtual function cant be used to declare
any object of its own such classes are called as Abstract Base Class
Example of Pure Virtual Function
To understand the declaration and usage of Pure Virtual Function, refer to this example:
class PureVirtual
{
public:
virtual void example()=0; //Denotes pure virtual Function Definition
};
class Exf1:public PureVirtual
{
public:
void example()
{
cout<<"Manoj";
}
};
class Exf2:public PureVirtual
{
public:
void example()
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{
cout<<"kavedia";
}
};
void main()
{
PureVirtual * arra[2];
Exf1 e1;
Exf2 e2;
arra[0]=&e1;
arra[1]=&e2;
arra[0]->example();
arra[1]->example();
}
Explanation
Since the above example has no body, the pure virtual function example() is
declared with notation =0 in the base class PureVirtual. The two derived class named
Exf1 and Exf2 are derived from the base class PureVirtual. The pure virtual function
example() takes up new definition. In the main function, a list of pointers is defined to
the base class.
Two objects named e1 and e2 are defined for derived classes Exf1 and Exf2. The
address of the objects e1 and e2 are stored in the array pointers which are then used for
accessing the pure virtual function example() belonging to both the derived class EXf1
and EXf2 and thus, the output is as in the above example.
The programmer must clearly understand the concept of pure virtual functions
having no body in the base class and the notation =0 is independent of value
assignment. The notation =0 simply indicates the Virtual function is a pure virtual
function as it has no body.
Some programmers might want to remove this pure virtual function from the base
class as it has no body but this would result in an error. Without the declaration of the
pure virtual function in the base class, accessing statements of the pure virtual function
such as, arra[0]->example() and arra[1]->example() would result in an error. The pointers
should point to the base class PureVirtual. Special care must be taken not to remove the
statement of declaration of the pure virtual function in the base class .
Program asked in board exams
Example-1
Write any program which shows compile time polymorphism using function
overloading
Ans. #include<iostream>
using namespace std;
class employee
{
public:
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int week;
int year;
double calculate(double salary)
{
return(salary*week);
}
int calculate(int salary)
{
return(salary*week*year);
}
employee(int week1)
{
week=week1;
}
employee(int week1,int year1)
{
week=week1;
year=year1;
}
};
int main()
{
int sal;
double sal2;
employee emp1(10);
employee emp2(10,3);
cout << "Enter the no years for first employee" << endl;
cin >> emp1.year;
cout << endl << "Enter the salary per week for first employee" << endl;
cin >> sal;
cout << "The total salary of first employee is : " << emp1.calculate(sal) << endl;
cout << endl << "Enter the salary per week for second employee is : " << endl;
cin >> sal2;
cout << "The total salary of second employee is for one year: " <<
emp2.calculate(sal2) << endl;
return(0);
}
Explanation
In the program function calculate() and constructor of class employee are
overloaded. The function calculate() is declared two times but with different parameter
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type and same with constructor employee which is also declared two times but with
different parameter types. The following statements
double calculate(double salary)
{
return(salary*week);
}
int calculate(int salary)
{
return(salary*week*year);
}
declare functions with same name calculate but one has parameter type integer and
other has parameter type double. The function calculate() is overloaded. The statements
employee(int week1)
{
week=week1;
}
employee(int week1,int year1)
{
week=week1;
year=year1;
}
declare two constructors of class employee where one constructors parameter list is
different from other constructors parameter list. The constructor is overloaded.
Example -2
Write program demonstrating static binding
Ans.
//demonstration of static binding
#include <iostream.h>
class square
{
protected:
int X;
public
void getdata();
void display();
int area()
};
class rectangle : public square
{
protected:
int y;
public
void getdata();
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void display();
int areaC;

};
void square:: getdata()
{
cout << enter the value of side x ? \n;
cin >>X;
}
void square:: disp()
{
cout<< value of x = y = << X << endl;
cout << Area of the square = << area();
cout << endl;
}
int square :: area()
{
int temp = X*X;
return(temp);
}
void rectangle :: getdata()
{
cout << enter the value of sides x and y ? \n;
Cin >> X >>y;
}
void rectangle:: display()
{
cout <<value of <<x<< and y=;
cout << y << endl;
cout << Area of the rectangle << area();
cout << endl;
}
int rectangle :: area()
{
int temp = X*y;
return(temp);
}
void main()
{
square sqobj;
rectangle rectobj;
square *ptr;
ptr = &sqobj;
ptr = &rectobj;
ptr->getdata() ;
ptr->area();
ptr->display();
}
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Output
enter the of side x?
10
value of x= y = 10
Area of the square = 100
Explanation
The derived class rectangle is inherited from the base class square through public
derivation. It is known that an object of a derived class not only inherits characteristics
from the base class but also has characteristics that are specific to the derived class.
Example-3
Q.Write program to demonstrate virtual function
Ans.
include<iostream>
using namespace std;
class shape
{
public:
int side;
virtual int volume()
{
cout << endl <<"Virtual function of base class " << endl;
return(0);
}
};
class cube: public shape
{
public:
int volume()
{
cout << endl << "Volume function of cube " << endl;
return(side*side*side);
}
};
class cuboid:public shape
{
public:
int breadth;
int height;
int volume()
{
cout << endl << "Volume function of cuboid " << endl;
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return(side*breadth*height);
}
};
int main()
{
shape *s,s1;
cube c1;
cuboid c2;
cout << "Enter the side of the cube" << endl;
cin >> c1.side;
cout << endl << "Enter the side of the cuboid " << endl;
cin >> c2.side;
cout << endl << "Enter the breadth of the cuboid" << endl;
cin >> c2.breadth;
cout << endl << "Enter the height of the cuboid" << endl;
cin >> c2.height;
s=&s1;
s->volume();
s=&c1;
cout << endl << "The volume of the cube " << s->volume() << endl;
s=&c2;
cout << endl << "The volume of the cuboid " << s->volume() << endl;
return(0);
}
Explanation
`The program has base class shape and class cube and cuboid which inherits
base class. The base class has virtual function volume. The statements
virtual int volume()
{
cout << endl <<"Virtual function of base class " << endl;
return(0);
}
define the member function volume() of base class. The function is virtual. The keyword
virtual precedes the function return type. In the following statements
int volume()
{
cout << endl << "Volume function of cube " << endl;
return(side*side*side);
}
the derived class cube which inherits base class shape, redefines the function volume()
which is virtual. In the following statements
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int volume()
{
cout << endl << "Volume function of cuboid " << endl;
return(side*breadth*height);
}
the derived class cuboid which inherits the base class shape, redefines the function
volume(). The statement
shape *s,s1;
declares a pointer to the base class shape. The statement
s=&s1;
pointer s contains the address of the base class object s1. The statement
s->volume();
calls the function volume of the base class shape as the pointer contains the address of
the base class object. The statement
s=&c1;
pointer s now contains the address of the derived class object c1. The statement
cout << endl << "The volume of the cube " << s->volume() << endl;
displays the volume of the cube as s->volume() calls the function volume of the derived
class cube. The pointer s contains the address of the object of derived class cube. In the
statement
s=&c2;
pointer s now contains the address of the derived class object c2. The statement
cout << endl << "The volume of the cuboid " << s->volume() << endl;
displays the volume of the cuboid as s->volume() calls the function volume of the derived
class cuboid. The pointer s now contains the address of the object of derived class
cuboid.
When a virtual function is not defined by the derived class, the version of the
virtual function defined by the base class is called. When a derived class which contains
the virtual function is inherited by another class, virtual function can be overloaded for
the new derived class. This means that virtual function can be inherited.
Board Question year Wise
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Winter 2007
a. What is difference between compile-time polymorphism and run-time
polymorphism ?
b. Illustrate use of virtual function with suitable example
Summer 2008
a. Define virtual function with its syntax
b. What do you mean by polymorphism? state two types of polymorphism
c. Write any program which shows compile time polymorphism using function
overloading
d. What is runtime polymorphism?Explain with suitable example
Winter 2008
a. Define polymorphism. Give example
b. Can base class pointer be used to call virtual function? Justify your answers.
c. Explain the static binding with example.
Summer 2009
a. List the types of polymorphism
b. List any four rules for creating virtual functions
c. Write program demonstrating static binding.
d. Explain the static binding with example.
Winter 2009
a. Define static and dynamic binding.
b. Define polymorphism. Enlist its types.
c. What is virtual function? Why do we need virtual function?
d. What is static and dynamic polymorphism? How to achieve it?
e. Write rules of virtual function.
Summer 2010
a. Define polymorphism. List types of polymorphism.
b. What is pure virtual function?
c. What is static and dynamic polymorphism? How to achieve it
d. Polymorphism is implemented using function overloading. Justify the statement

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