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Animal Class Reference

#include <animal.h>

Inheritance diagram for Animal:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	Animal ()
	Animal (string name, char gender)
void	setName (string name)
void	setGender (char gender)
string	getName () const
char	getGender () const
virtual void	print (ostream &out=cout) const
virtual void	read (ifstream &fin)
virtual	~Animal ()
Protected Attributes
string	name
char	gender

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Detailed Description

Animal class for storing information about animals, each of which have a name and a gender.

Author:

Mark Maloof

Version:

1.0 1/27/05

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Animal::Animal (   )

Default constructor.

Animal::Animal (  string  name, char  gender )

Explicit class constructor initializing a animal object using the arguments name and gender. Parameters: name  a string storing the name of this animal gender  a string storing the gender of this animal

Animal::~Animal (   )  [virtual]

Destructor. Does nothing but is recommended for classes with virtual methods.

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Member Function Documentation

char Animal::getGender (   )  const

Returns this animal's gender Returns: a char storing this animal's gender

string Animal::getName (   )  const

Returns this animal's name Returns: a string storing this animal's name

void Animal::print (  ostream &  out = cout  )  const [virtual]

Prints this animal's name and gender to the ostream out, which defaults to cout. Parameters: out  an ostream for printing (defaults to cout) Reimplemented in Dog, and GuideDog.

void Animal::read (  ifstream &  fin  )  [virtual]

Reads this animal's name and gender from the ifstream argument, storing them in the respective data members. Parameters: fin  an ifstream for reading Reimplemented in Dog, and GuideDog.

void Animal::setGender (  char  gender  )

Sets this animal's gender Parameters: gender  a char storing this animal's gender

void Animal::setName (  string  name  )

Sets this animal's name Parameters: name  a string storing this animal's name

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The documentation for this class was generated from the following files:

• animal.h
• animal.cc

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