A polynomial class is implemented, with 2 D array of terms, and number of terms as data members. array rows are coefficients and array columns are exponents. we aim to overload + operator to do addition i.e. add coefficients if exponents are same, else include terms as is.
The output is correct partially, last term of output is incorrect..please look into operator + overloading and suggest remedy ! Thanks in advance...
see comments for removal of previous flaws.
#ifndef POLYNOMIAL_H
#define POLYNOMIAL_H
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
#define MAX 10
class Polynomial {
public :
Polynomial ();
//~Polynomial(){ delete [] terms[MAX]; } (see comments)
void enterTerms();
Polynomial operator +(const Polynomial & );
private :
int terms[MAX][2]; //define size statically if not using "new"
int n; //number of terms
};
#endif
#include "polynomial.h"
Polynomial Polynomial :: operator + ( const Polynomial & p ){
Polynomial temp, sum;
temp.n = n + p.n;
int common = 0;
//first write sum as concatenation of p1 and p2
for ( int i = 0 ; i < n ; i++ ){
temp.terms[i][0] = terms[i][0];
temp.terms[i][1] = terms[i][1];
}
//notice j and k for traversing second half of sum, and whole p2 resp
for ( int j = n, k = 0; j < n + p.n, k < p.n ; j++, k++ ){
temp.terms[j][0] = p.terms[k][0];
temp.terms[j][1] = p.terms[k][1];
}
for ( int l = 0; l < temp.n - 1 ; l++ ){ // 0 to 1 less than length
for ( int m = l + 1 ; m < temp.n ; m++ ){ // 1 more than l to length,so that compared pairs are non redundant
if( temp.terms[l][1] == temp.terms[m][1] ){
common++; //common terms reduce no. of terms
temp.terms[l][0] += temp.terms[m][0]; //coefficients added of exponents same
temp.terms[m][0] = 0;
}
}
}
sum.n = temp.n - common;
for ( int q = 0, r = 0; q < temp.n, r < sum.n; q++, r++){
if ( temp.terms[q][0] == 0 )
continue;
else if ( temp.terms[q][0] != 0 ){
sum.terms[r][0] = temp.terms[q][0];
sum.terms[r][1] = temp.terms[q][1];
}
}
cout << sum;
return sum;
}
Polynomial :: Polynomial(){
for ( int i = 0; i < MAX; i++ ){
terms[i][0] = 0;
terms[i][1] = 0;
}
}
void Polynomial :: enterTerms(){
int num;
cout<<"enter number of terms in polynomial\n";
cin >> num;
n = num >= 0 ? num : 1;
cout << "enter coefficient followed by exponent for each term in polynomial\n";
for ( int i = 0; i < n ; i++)
cin >> terms[i][0] >> terms[i][1] ;
}
int main(){
Polynomial p1 , p2;
p1.enterTerms();
p2.enterTerms();
p1 + p2;
system("PAUSE");
return EXIT_SUCCESS;
}