CS2370 Lab 6

//Matthew Fong
//Lab 6: Templates
//Description: using templates to create 2 arrays (ints and chars)

#ifndef LAB6_H_INCLUDED
#define LAB6_H_INCLUDED
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

template <class T> //Template class for the array types
class myCollection
{
    private:
        T *theArray;
        int size;

    public:
        myCollection(int i)
        {
            size = i; //Sets size to whatever i is
        }

        void set(T *array)
        {
            theArray = new T[size]; //Allocates memory

            for(int i = 0; i < size; i++)
            {
                theArray[i] = array[i]; //Copys the informatiom from array to theArray
            }
        }

        void print() //Prints out theArray
        {
            for (int i = 0; i < size; i++)
            {
                cout << theArray[i] << " ";
            }
            cout << endl;
        }

        ~myCollection() //Destructor that deletes theArray
        {
            delete [] theArray;
        }
};


#endif // LAB6_H_INCLUDED


#include "lab6.h"
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

template <class T>
void Min(T *array);

int main()
{
    myCollection<int> intArray(10); //Creates an object of int type
    myCollection<char> charArray(10); //Creates an object of char type
    int userint; //Input for the user's ints
    char userchar; //Input for the user's chars

    int *iArray; //Pointer to be used for set
    char *cArray; //Pointer to be used for set

    iArray = new int[10]; //Allocating memory
    cArray = new char[10]; //Allocating memory

    for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++) //For loop for setting the ints and letters to the arrays
    {
        cout << "Enter a number and a letter" << endl;
        cin >> userint >> userchar;
        iArray[i] = userint;
        cArray[i] = userchar;
    }

    intArray.set(iArray); //Sets the myCollection int array
    charArray.set(cArray); //Sets the myCollection char array

    intArray.print(); //Prints the int array
    charArray.print(); //Prints the char array

    Min<int> (iArray); //Calls the Min function for the int array
    Min<char> (cArray); //Calls the Min function for the char array

    delete [] iArray; //Deallocates the memory
    delete [] cArray; //Deallocates the memory

    return 0;
}

template <class T>
void Min(T *array)
{
    T lowest = array[0]; //Sets array to the first element of the array
    for(int i = 0; i < 10; i++)
    {
        if(lowest > array[i+1]) //If lowest is greater than the next element
        {
            lowest = array[i+1]; //Lowest becomes the next element
        }
    }
    cout << "The smallest element is : " << lowest << endl;
}