c++ program

[jithesh]

dear sir,
please send answer for the following program
write a program with a name class that can store any name in three parts
such as first name,middle name,surname. Use overloaded functions to display
the full name in any of several formats different formats such as the following:

John Paul Doe
J.P.Doe
Doe, John Paul
and any other formats you desire.

[Christopher Thomas McGinlay]

Well, your class interface could look something like this:

class Person
{
private:
std::string first;
std::string middle;
std::string last;

public:
Person(); //default ctr
Person(const std::string&, const std::string &, const std::string&); //ctr

//setter
void setfirst(const std::string&);
void setmiddle(const std::string&);
void setlast(const std::string&);

//getter
inline std::string getfirst() const {return first;}
//similar middle, last
std::string yieldname(const int formatflag) const;
}

This way you specify a format flag in a call to yieldname()

Chris

jithesh wrote:

> dear sir,
> please send answer for the following program
> write a program with a name class that can store any name in three parts
> such as first name,middle name,surname. Use overloaded functions to display
> the full name in any of several formats different formats such as the following:
>
> John Paul Doe
> J.P.Doe
> Doe, John Paul
> and any other formats you desire.


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[ralph]

Agree, with only the following amplification....

Christopher Thomas McGinlay <ascent@zetnet.co.uk> wrote:
>Well, your class interface could look something like this:
>
>class Person
>{
>private:
> std::string first;
> std::string middle;
> std::string last;
>
>public:
> Person(); //default ctr
> Person(const std::string&, const std::string &, const std::string&); //ctr
>
>//setter
> void setfirst(const std::string&);
> void setmiddle(const std::string&);
> void setlast(const std::string&);
>

IMHO: If you are going to use "setters" then they should return a reference
to Person:

Person& setfirst(const std::string&);
Person& setmiddle(const std::string&);
Person& setlast(const std::string&);

>//getter
> inline std::string getfirst() const {return first;}
> //similar middle, last
> std::string yieldname(const int formatflag) const;
>}
>
>This way you specify a format flag in a call to yieldname()
>
>Chris
>
>jithesh wrote:
>
>> dear sir,
>> please send answer for the following program
>> write a program with a name class that can store any name in three parts
>> such as first name,middle name,surname. Use overloaded functions to display
>> the full name in any of several formats different formats such as the
following:
>>
>> John Paul Doe
>> J.P.Doe
>> Doe, John Paul
>> and any other formats you desire.
>
>
>--
>Ascent Software Limited Registered in Scotland: SC201671
>www.ascent.zetnet.co.uk Bank Of Scotland Buildings
> Lerwick, Shetland, ZE1 0EB