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C++ Function Overloading TOC

In this tutorial, we will learn about the function overloading in C++ with
examples.

A DV E RT I S E M E N T S

In C++, two functions can have the same name if the number and/or type of
arguments passed is different.

These functions having the same name but different arguments are known as
overloaded functions. For example:

// same name different arguments


int test() { }
int test(int a) { }
float test(double a) { }
int test(int a, double b) { }

Here, all 4 functions are overloaded functions.

Notice that the return types of all these 4 functions are not the same.
Overloaded functions may or may not have different return types but they must
have different arguments. For example,

// Error code
int test(int a) { }
double test(int b){ }

Here, both functions have the same name, the same type, and the same number
of arguments. Hence, the compiler will throw an error.

Example 1: Overloading Using Different Types of Parameter

// Program to compute absolute value


// Works for both int and float

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

// function with float type parameter


float absolute(float var){
if (var < 0.0)
var = -var;
return var;
}

// function with int type parameter


int absolute(int var) {
if (var < 0)
var = -var;
return var;
}

int main() {

// call function with int type parameter


cout << "Absolute value of -5 = " << absolute(-5) << endl;

// call function with float type parameter


cout << "Absolute value of 5.5 = " << absolute(5.5f) << endl;
return 0;
}

Output

Absolute value of -5 = 5
Absolute value of 5.5 = 5.5

Working of overloading for the absolute() function

In this program, we overload the absolute() function. Based on the type of


parameter passed during the function call, the corresponding function is called.

Example 2: Overloading Using Different Number of


Parameters

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

// function with 2 parameters


void display(int var1, double var2) {
cout << "Integer number: " << var1;
cout << " and double number: " << var2 << endl;
}

// function with double type single parameter


void display(double var) {
cout << "Double number: " << var << endl;
}

// function with int type single parameter


void display(int var) {
cout << "Integer number: " << var << endl;
}

int main() {

int a = 5;
double b = 5.5;

// call function with int type parameter


display(a);

// call function with double type parameter


display(b);

Output

Integer number: 5
Float number: 5.5
Integer number: 5 and double number: 5.5

A DV E RT I S E M E N T S

Here, the display() function is called three times with different arguments.
Depending on the number and type of arguments passed, the corresponding
display() function is called.

Working of overloading for the display() function

The return type of all these functions is the same but that need not be the case
for function overloading.

Note: In C++, many standard library functions are overloaded. For example,
the sqrt() function can take double , float , int, etc. as parameters.
This is possible because the sqrt() function is overloaded in C++.

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