Polymorphism in Cpp

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 * Main() for Overloaded Functions Demo                              main.cpp *
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 * Abstract: Yes                                                              *
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#include <iostream>
#include "Graphics.h"

using namespace std;

void main()
{
    DrawCircle(1,2,3,4);    // The DrawCircle() function that requires 4 arguments is called

}

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 * Overloaded Functions                                          Graphics.cpp *
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 * Author: nicomp                                                             *
 * Abstract: These functions illustrate techniques for overloading functions. *
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#include "Graphics.h"

// The functions that are prototyped in Graphics.h should be defined here.


// This function is called DrawCircle and accepts 3 integers.
int DrawCircle(int intCenterX, int intCenterY, int intRadius)
{
    // this is a stub. It provides just enough code to allow the project to build
    return 1;
}

// This function is called DrawCircle and accepts 4 integers.
int DrawCircle(int intCenterX, int intCenterY, int intEdgePointX, int intEdgePointY)
{
    // this is a stub. It provides just enough code to allow the project to build
    return 1;
}

// This will cause a compiler error. Note the name mangling in the error text.
int DrawCircle(int intEdgePointX1, int intEdgePointY1, int intEdgePointX2, int intEdgePointY2)
{
    // this is a stub. It provides just enough code to allow the project to build
    return 1;
}

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#pragma once
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 * Overloaded Functions                                            Graphics.h *
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 * Author: nicomp                                                             *
 * Abstract: These functions illustrate techniques for overloading functionsr.*
 *           The C++ compiler differentiates functions by their signature.    *
 *           A function signature is defined as the argument list and the     *
 *            function name. The return type is not considered.               *
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// This prototype declares a function called DrawCircle that accepts 3 integers
int DrawCircle(int intCenterX, int intCenterY, int intRadius);

// This prototype declares a function called DrawCircle that accepts 4 integers
int DrawCircle(int intCenterX, int intCenterY, int intEdgePointX, int intEdgePointY);

// Note that the names of the arguments are not considered in the function signature.
// Only the function name along with the # and types of arguments are used to differentiate functions.

// The function declared below will cause a compiler error, but not in this file.
// This file will happily compile despite the glaring error.
// The compiler error will be flagged where the function is defined; Graphics.cpp
int DrawCircle(int intEdgePointX1, int intEdgePointY1, int intEdgePointX2, int intEdgePointY2);