Core C++ A Software Engineering Approach

Chapter 7. Programming With C++ Functions

Topics in this Chapter

• C++ Functions as Modularization Tools

• Argument Promotions and Conversions

• Parameter Passing in C++

• Inline Functions

• Parameters with Default Values

• Function Name Overloading

• Summary

In the previous chapters, we looked at the basics of the C++ language that allow us to implement any complex requirements a computer system might face.

The C++ built-in data types allow the programmer to cater computational objects to the task at hand. They provide the necessary choices for numeric ranges and precision. The C++ operators allow the programmer to combine input values into powerful and flexible expressions to compute required output values. The C++ control structures allow the programmer to organize ...