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A Class as a Member Variable of Another Class

This is an example of one object (the shape class implements a rectangle) being a member variable of another object (a brick).

Header File: shape.h

#ifndef _SHAPE_H

#define _SHAPE_H



class FRectangle

{

public:

	FRectangle(double l = 0, double w = 0)

		: Length(l), Width(w) {}

	void setLength(double lgt);

	void setWidth(double wdt);

	double getLength() const;

	double getWidth() const;

	double Perimeter() const;

	double Area() const;

	void Properties();

private:

	double Length;

	double Width;

};



#endif // _SHAPE_H

Source File: shape.cpp

#include <iostream.h>

#include "shape.h"



void FRectangle::setLength(double lgt)

{

	Length = lgt;

}



void FRectangle::setWidth(double wdt)

{

	Width = wdt;

}



double FRectangle::getLength() const

{

	return Length;

}



double FRectangle::getWidth() const

{

	return Width;

}



double FRectangle::Perimeter() const

{

	return 2 * (Length + Width);

}



double FRectangle::Area() const

{

	return Length * Width;

}



void FRectangle::Properties()

{

	cout << "\nRectangle characteristics";

	cout << "\n\tLength    = " << Length;

	cout << "\n\tWidth     = " << Width;

	cout << "\n\tPerimeter = " << Perimeter();

	cout << "\n\tArea      = " << Area() << endl;

}

Header File: brick.h

#ifndef BRICK_H_

#define BRICK_H_



#include "shape.h"



class Brick

{

public:

	Brick() {}

	void setThickness(double Tck);

	void setDimensions(double l, double w, double t);

	void setColor(char* clr);

	void setTexture(char* txr);

	char* getColor() const;

	char* getTexture() const;

	double Volume() const;

	void Display();

private:

	FRectangle shape;

	char* Color;

	char* Texture;

	double Thickness;

};



#endif // BRICK_H_

Source File: brick.cpp

#include <iostream.h>

#include "brick.h"



void Brick::setThickness(double Tck)

{

	Thickness = Tck;

}



void Brick::setColor(char* clr)

{

	Color = clr;

}



void Brick::setTexture(char* txr)

{

	Texture = txr;

}



void Brick::setDimensions(double l, double w, double t)

{

	shape.setLength(l);

	shape.setWidth(w);

	setThickness(t);

}



char* Brick::getColor() const

{

	return Color;

}



char* Brick::getTexture() const

{

	return Texture;

}



double Brick::Volume() const

{

	return shape.getLength() * shape.getWidth() * Thickness;

}



void Brick::Display()

{

	cout << "\nBrick characteristics";

	cout << "\n\tLength   = " << shape.getLength();

	cout << "\n\tWidth    = " << shape.getWidth();

	cout << "\n\tArea     = " << shape.Area();

	cout << "\n\tVolume   = " << Volume();

	cout << "\n\tColor    = " << getColor();

	cout << "\n\tTextture = " << getTexture();

	cout << endl;

}

Main File: Exo.cpp

#include "shape.h"

#include "brick.h"



void main()

{

	Brick brick;



	brick.setDimensions(12.50, 8.75, 5.55);

	brick.setColor("Bone White");

	brick.setTexture("Early Breeze");



	brick.Display();

}

Here is an example of running the program:
Brick characteristics

        Length   = 12.5

        Width    = 8.75

        Area     = 109.375

        Volume   = 607.031

        Color    = Bone White

        Textture = Early Breeze
 

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