Function overload

Hi,

Can anyone explain to me why is this not working. This is suppose to be an example of function overload and as far as i got it , as long as i have something (number of variables, type ...) that can distinguish my two finctions i should be ok. but ...

Code:

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using namespace std;
#include <iostream>


void print(char &x){
  cout << x <<endl;
}
void print(int x){
  cout << x <<endl;
}

int main(){
  int x = 7;
  char k[]="look at me :)";
  print(k);
  print(x);
 
  return 0;
}

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i get the following error:

13.cpp: In function ‘int main()’:
13.cpp:15:10: error: invalid conversion from ‘char*’ to ‘int’ [-fpermissive]
13.cpp:8:6: error: initializing argument 1 of ‘void print(int)’ [-fpermissive]

Well, your first function takes an argument of type "char&", which isn't the same as "char*"

The functions are overloaded.
But you want to handle a string and you do it like you are in C.

You are on C++ . Learn how to handle The string class of C++ now . Sooner or later you will need it ;)

aha, so the reference to a variable is not the same as the pointer to the variable.... thank you

baxy


PS
aha...

Code:

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using namespace std;
#include <iostream>
#include <string>

void print(string &x){
  cout << x <<endl;
}
void print(char *x){
  cout << x <<endl;
}
void print(int x){
  cout << x <<endl;
}

int main(){
  int x = 7;
  string s = "HHHHHHHHH";;
  char k[]="look at me :)";
  print(s);
  print(k);
  print(x);
 
  return 0;
}

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But how wasetfull is this, regarding the memory... because it remainds me of Perl and i know that perl has a hudge overhead when storing strings ?? Is it (memory-wise) the same as a "string" in c? is it slow to retrieve a particular symbol or is it constant time process? for example if i want to get the 10000000th simbol. In c this is constant time , but here ??? What is the price i pay for storring strings this way ??

Quote:

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Originally Posted by baxy

Is it (memory-wise) the same as a "string" in c?

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I would expect slightly more memory usage in general, but it depends on the implementation and your code.

Quote:

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Originally Posted by baxy

is it slow to retrieve a particular symbol or is it constant time process?

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operator[] and the at() member functions run in constant time.

By the way, do not place using directives before header file inclusions unless you have very good reasons for doing so as the using directive could change the meaning of the code included.