// Ex7_13.cpp // Exercising the indirect member access operator #include using std::cout; using std::endl; class CBox // Class definition at global scope { public: // Constructor definition CBox(double lv = 1.0, double bv = 1.0, double hv = 1.0) { cout << endl << "Constructor called."; m_Length = lv; // Set values of m_Width = bv; // data members m_Height = hv; } // Function to calculate the volume of a box double Volume() const { return m_Length*m_Width*m_Height; } // Function to compare two boxes which returns true (1) // if the first is greater that the second, and false (0) otherwise int Compare(CBox* pBox) const { return this->Volume() > pBox->Volume(); } private: double m_Length; // Length of a box in inches double m_Width; // Width of a box in inches double m_Height; // Height of a box in inches }; int main() { CBox boxes[5]; // Array of CBox objects declared CBox match(2.2, 1.1, 0.5); // Declare match box CBox cigar(8.0, 5.0, 1.0); // Declare cigar Box CBox* pB1 = &cigar; // Initialize pointer to cigar object address CBox* pB2 = 0; // Pointer to CBox initialized to null cout << endl << "Address of cigar is " << pB1 // Display address << endl << "Volume of cigar is " << pB1->Volume(); // Volume of object pointed to pB2 = &match; if(pB2->Compare(pB1)) // Compare via pointers cout << endl << "match is greater than cigar"; else cout << endl << "match is less than or equal to cigar"; pB1 = boxes; // Set to address of array boxes[2] = match; // Set 3rd element to match cout << endl // Now access thru pointer << "Volume of boxes[2] is " << (pB1 + 2)->Volume(); cout << endl; return 0; }