Rectangle Class Reference

#include <rectangle.h>

Inheritance diagram for Rectangle:

List of all members.

Public Member Functions
	Rectangle (int l, int w, int x, int y)
	Rectangle (int l, int w, Point c)
virtual std::string	getType () const
virtual double	getArea () const

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Detailed Description

A class that represents a rectangle on a 2D plane. Its only members are its length and width. It inherits all of its functionality from the Shape class.

Author:

Brent Nash

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Constructor & Destructor Documentation

Rectangle::Rectangle	(	int	l,
		int	w,
		int	x,
		int	y
	)

Overloaded constructor that takes in a length, a width, and an (x,y) coordinate.

Parameters:

	l	The length of the rectangle (must be greater than 0)
	w	The width of the rectangle (must be greater than 0)
	x	The X coordinate of the rectangle's center point in 2D space
	y	The Y coordinate of the rectangle's center point in 2D space

Rectangle::Rectangle	(	int	l,
		int	w,
		Point	c
	)

Overloaded constructor that takes in a length, a width, and a center Point.

Parameters:

	l	The length of the rectangle (must be greater than 0)
	w	The width of the rectangle (must be greater than 0)
	c	The center point of the rectangle in 2D space

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Member Function Documentation

string Rectangle::getType

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)

const [virtual]

Virtual function overridden from Shape. Returns a string indicating what type of shape this object is.

Precondition:

None

Postcondition:

Does not change the object

Returns:

The string "Rectangle"

Implements Shape.

double Rectangle::getArea

(

)

const [virtual]

Virtual function overridden from Shape. Returns the area of the rectangle as length*width.

Precondition:

The length and width must be set to valid numbers.

Postcondition:

Does not change the object

Returns:

The area of the rectangle as a floating point number.

Implements Shape.

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

• rectangle.h
• rectangle.cpp

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