RandomSizeShapeFactory Class Reference

#include <shapefactory.h>

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Static Public Member Functions
static Shape *	createShape (std::string name)

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Detailed Description

A factory class to generate Shapes with randomly generated sizes/dimensions.

Author:

Brent Nash

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Member Function Documentation

static Shape* RandomSizeShapeFactory::createShape

(

std::string

name

)

[static]

Static factory method for creating shapes. Takes in a string representation of a shape and returns a pointer to that particular shape. Only works for shapes that derive from the Shape object. Center points for returned shapes will always be (0,0).

Precondition:

None

Postcondition:

Does not change the object

Parameters:

name

The name of the shape to generate (e.g. "triangle", "rectangle", or "circle"). Input is case-sensitive.

Returns:

A pointer to a Shape object dynamically allocated on the heap if "name" is a valid, recognized shape type or NULL if "name" does not specify the name of a known shape.

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

• shapefactory.h
• shapefactory.cpp

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