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This document provides an introduction to polymorphism and pointers in C++. It defines polymorphism as the ability to represent one form in multiple forms, with the original form in the base class and overridden forms in derived classes. It gives an example of a person having different roles like father and employee. The document discusses two types of polymorphism: compile-time polymorphism through function overloading, and run-time polymorphism through function overriding and virtual functions. It provides examples of function overloading and overriding in C++. The lecture will continue tomorrow at 7PM with more details on virtual functions.

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This document provides an introduction to polymorphism and pointers in C++. It defines polymorphism as the ability to represent one form in multiple forms, with the original form in the base class and overridden forms in derived classes. It gives an example of a person having different roles like father and employee. The document discusses two types of polymorphism: compile-time polymorphism through function overloading, and run-time polymorphism through function overriding and virtual functions. It provides examples of function overloading and overriding in C++. The lecture will continue tomorrow at 7PM with more details on virtual functions.

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Online Lecture 1- EC312 OOP

Polymorphism &&
Introduction to C++ Pointers

Ref: Object Oriented Programming using C++ and JAVA, E. Balaguruswamy, Mc Graw Hill
Education
Polymorphism
• Process of representing one form in multiple
forms
• One form represents original form resides in
base class and multiple forms represents
overridden method which resides in derived
class
• Derived from Greek word, Poly – many,
Morphs - forms
Real life example
• A person at the same time can have different
roles in life – as a father, as employee, as son,
as husband…etc.
• Same person possess different behavior in
different situations
• This is called Polymorphism
Types of Polymorphism
Compile Time Polymorphism
• Also called as Static Binding / Static Linking /
Early Binding
• compiler is aware of the functions with same
name and also which overloaded function is to
be called.
• Implemented using Operator Overloading and
function overloading.
Function overloading Example
#include<iostream>
using namespace std; int main()
class example {
{
example obj;
Public:
void func(int a) obj.func(5);
{ obj.func(‘A’);
cout<<“\n The value of a is”<<a; obj.func(2,3);
}
void func(int a, int b)
Return 0;
{
cout<<“\n The value of a is”<<a; }
cout<<“\n The value of b is”<<b;
}
void func(char c)
{
cout<<“\n The value of c is”<<c;
}
};
Run Time Polymorphism
• Dynamic Binding / Late Binding / Dynamic Linking
• Call to an overridden method is resolved
at runtime rather than at compile-time.
• Implemented using Overriding method/ Virtual
Functions
• C++ Function Overriding -> If derived class
defines same function as defined in its base class
• Overriding function should have same name,
same return type and same argument list.
Function overriding Example
#include<iostream> int main()
using namespace std; {
class base base b;
{ derived d;
Public: b.show_val();
void show_val() d.show_val();
{ }
cout<<“\n Base”;
}
};
class derived: public base
{
Public:
void show_val()
{
cout<<“\n Derived”;
}
};
Virtual Function
• For an overridden function should be bound
dynamically to the function body ->
• base class function is made virtual by using
keyword “Virtual”
• VF is a function which is overridden in the
derived class and compiler carries out late or
dynamic binding for this function

Will be continued…………..tomorrow 7PM

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