Problem overloading functions

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  1. Lief Webster

    Lief Webster New Member

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    Alright, I've got this program that is supposed to ask the user for input of two ordered pairs, then use a class and a + operator to produce the midpoint. Unfortunately, whenever it is run, it gets the ordered pairs and then invariably says the midpoint is
    (4370432,4370432). Here is the code:

    Code:
    //Overloading Operators
    //Midpoint
    
    #include <iostream>
    
    using namespace std;
    
    class CMidpoint {
    	public:
    	   int x , y;
    	   CMidpoint() {};
    	   CMidpoint( int , int );
    	   CMidpoint operator + ( CMidpoint );
    };
    
    CMidpoint::CMidpoint( int a , int b )
    {
    	x = a;
    	y = b;
    }
    
    CMidpoint CMidpoint::operator + ( CMidpoint param )
    {
    	CMidpoint temp;
    	
    	temp.x = x + param.x;
    	temp.y = y + param.y;
    
    	return (temp);
    }
    
    int main()
    {
    	CMidpoint c;
    
    	int i , j , k , l;
    
    	cout << "Please enter the x and y value (separated by a space) of an ordered pair: " << endl;
    	cin >> i >> j;
    	cin.ignore();
    
    	CMidpoint a ( i , j );
    
    	cout << "Please enter the x and y value (separated by a space) of another ordered pair: " << endl;
    	cin >> k >> l;
    
    	CMidpoint b ( k , l );
    
    	cout << "Your ordered pairs:" << endl;
    	cout << "\t(" << i << "," << j << ")" << endl;
    	cout << "\t(" << k << "," << l << ")" << endl;
    
    	cout << "(Press any key to confirm...)" << endl;
    	cin.get();
    	cin.ignore();
    	
    	a + b = c;
    
    	cout << "The midpoint of the points is ";
    	cout << "(" << c.x << "," << c.y << ")." << endl;
    
    	cin.get();
    	return 0;
    }
    How can I get it to display the actual midpoint, rather than some random number?
     
  2. Salem

    Salem New Member

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    > a + b = c;
    Try
    c = a + b;
     
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    Lief Webster New Member

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    That works! But why should the order have any bearing on what the result is? Is it because I overloaded the + operator, but c++ has a default = operator?
     
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    Does a + b = c work for you for when you use say doubles? I doubt it.

    lvalue = rvalue_expression
    is written into the language. You can't just rearrange that to suit.
     
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    Let us consider the stmt
    c= a + b

    In operator overloading concept, value next to + operator i.e operand value' b' only passed to Overloading function that why in ur pgm 'b' value is copied to' param' operand......

    operand ' a' value is passed automatically ,we no need to pass it........

    As per ur stmt,
    if we put a+b=c,
    Which value get passed? Think over it?
     
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    Alright, I've got another problem. In the following code, I want to set m to equal c/2 (to finish off the midpoint formula). Why is this code incorrect?

    Code:
    CMidpoint CMidpoint::operator / ( CMidpoint otherparam )
    {
        CMidpoint othertemp;
        
        othertemp.x = otherparam.x / 2;
        othertemp.y = otherparam.y / 2;
        
        return ( othertemp );
    }
    Code:
    m = 2 / c;
     
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    Actually, the second code block should say

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    m = c / 2;
     
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    I think you also need a CMidpoint::eek:perator / which takes an int as a parameter, and you use that parameter in your division.
     
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    if u use c=a/b(for overloading /) means i.e correct

    but i think that m=c/2 or m=2/c for overloading is wrong.....
     
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    I've got another question. I'm not totally grasping this overloading operators concept, and the book I'm trying to (partially) learn from isn't helping matters. It gives me the following program:

    Code:
    class Vector
    {
    public:
        int x, y;
        Vector operator + (Vector & OtherVector);
        Vecotr & operator += (Vector & OtherVector);
    }
    
    Vector Vector::operator + (Vector & OtherVector)
    {
        Vector TempVector;
        TempVector.x = x + OtherVector.x;
        TempVector.y = y + OtherVector.y;
        return TempVector;
    }
    
    Vector & Vector::operator += (Vector & OtherVector)
    {
        x += OtherVector.x;
        y += OtherVector.y;
        return * this;
    }
    
    Vector VectorOne;
    Vector VectorTwo;
    Vector VectorThree;
    
    VectorOne = VectorTwo + VectorThree;
    VectorThree += VectorOne;
    Besides from the obvious things like lacking main(), I would appreciate it if someone would explain this code block to me, as I can't really understand the book. What's with all the references? Also, this is the first time I've seen 'this' - could someone tell me what that's all about also?

    Thanks alot.
     

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