Welcome to C++!
Modern C++ takes optional parameters. In addition, you should probably revisit the basics of how functions `return` in the language. Multiple `return` statements are ignored after the first one.
This should work:
```
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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
#include <string.h>
using namespace std;
string initials(string first, string second, string third = "", string fourth = "", string fifth = "");
int main()
{
string a = "This";
string b = "Are";
string c = "My";
string d = "Name";
string e = "Initials";
cout << initials(a, b, c, d, e) << endl;
cout << initials("John", "Smith") << endl;
}
string initials(string first, string second, string third, string fourth, string fifth) {
string result = string(1, first.at(0)) + ". ";
result += string(1, second.at(0)) + ". ";
result += third == "" ? "" : string(1, third.at(0)) + ". ";
result += fourth == "" ? "" : string(1, fourth.at(0)) + ". ";
result += fifth == "" ? "" : string(1, fifth.at(0)) + ". ";
return result;
}
```
If you've learned arrays already, you should notice that the implementation of `initials` could easily be generalized to an array of N names.
This is similar to Yuri Finkelstein; but does not required boost. I am using a map so you can assign any value to the enums, any order.
Declaration of enum class as:
DECLARE_ENUM_WITH_TYPE(TestEnumClass, int32_t, ZERO = 0x00, TWO = 0x02, ONE = 0x01, THREE = 0x03, FOUR);
The following code will automatically create the enum class and overload:
- '+' '+=' for std::string
- '<<' for streams
- '~' just to convert to string (Any unary operator will do, but I personally don't like it for clarity)
- '*' to get the count of enums
No boost required, all required functions provided.
Code:
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
#include <sstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#define STRING_REMOVE_CHAR(str, ch) str.erase(std::remove(str.begin(), str.end(), ch), str.end())
std::vector<std::string> splitString(std::string str, char sep = ',') {
std::vector<std::string> vecString;
std::string item;
std::stringstream stringStream(str);
while (std::getline(stringStream, item, sep))
{
vecString.push_back(item);
}
return vecString;
}
#define DECLARE_ENUM_WITH_TYPE(E, T, ...) \
enum class E : T \
{ \
__VA_ARGS__ \
}; \
std::map<T, std::string> E##MapName(generateEnumMap<T>(#__VA_ARGS__)); \
std::ostream &operator<<(std::ostream &os, E enumTmp) \
{ \
os << E##MapName[static_cast<T>(enumTmp)]; \
return os; \
} \
size_t operator*(E enumTmp) { (void) enumTmp; return E##MapName.size(); } \
std::string operator~(E enumTmp) { return E##MapName[static_cast<T>(enumTmp)]; } \
std::string operator+(std::string &&str, E enumTmp) { return str + E##MapName[static_cast<T>(enumTmp)]; } \
std::string operator+(E enumTmp, std::string &&str) { return E##MapName[static_cast<T>(enumTmp)] + str; } \
std::string &operator+=(std::string &str, E enumTmp) \
{ \
str += E##MapName[static_cast<T>(enumTmp)]; \
return str; \
} \
E operator++(E &enumTmp) \
{ \
auto iter = E##MapName.find(static_cast<T>(enumTmp)); \
if (iter == E##MapName.end() || std::next(iter) == E##MapName.end()) \
iter = E##MapName.begin(); \
else \
{ \
++iter; \
} \
enumTmp = static_cast<E>(iter->first); \
return enumTmp; \
} \
bool valid##E(T value) { return (E##MapName.find(value) != E##MapName.end()); }
#define DECLARE_ENUM(E, ...) DECLARE_ENUM_WITH_TYPE(E, int32_t, __VA_ARGS__)
template <typename T>
std::map<T, std::string> generateEnumMap(std::string strMap)
{
STRING_REMOVE_CHAR(strMap, ' ');
STRING_REMOVE_CHAR(strMap, '(');
std::vector<std::string> enumTokens(splitString(strMap));
std::map<T, std::string> retMap;
T inxMap;
inxMap = 0;
for (auto iter = enumTokens.begin(); iter != enumTokens.end(); ++iter)
{
// Token: [EnumName | EnumName=EnumValue]
std::string enumName;
T enumValue;
if (iter->find('=') == std::string::npos)
{
enumName = *iter;
}
else
{
std::vector<std::string> enumNameValue(splitString(*iter, '='));
enumName = enumNameValue[0];
//inxMap = static_cast<T>(enumNameValue[1]);
if (std::is_unsigned<T>::value)
{
inxMap = static_cast<T>(std::stoull(enumNameValue[1], 0, 0));
}
else
{
inxMap = static_cast<T>(std::stoll(enumNameValue[1], 0, 0));
}
}
retMap[inxMap++] = enumName;
}
return retMap;
}
Example:
DECLARE_ENUM_WITH_TYPE(TestEnumClass, int32_t, ZERO = 0x00, TWO = 0x02, ONE = 0x01, THREE = 0x03, FOUR);
int main(void) {
TestEnumClass first, second;
first = TestEnumClass::FOUR;
second = TestEnumClass::TWO;
std::cout << first << "(" << static_cast<uint32_t>(first) << ")" << std::endl; // FOUR(4)
std::string strOne;
strOne = ~first;
std::cout << strOne << std::endl; // FOUR
std::string strTwo;
strTwo = ("Enum-" + second) + (TestEnumClass::THREE + "-test");
std::cout << strTwo << std::endl; // Enum-TWOTHREE-test
std::string strThree("TestEnumClass: ");
strThree += second;
std::cout << strThree << std::endl; // TestEnumClass: TWO
std::cout << "Enum count=" << *first << std::endl;
}
<kbd>You can run the code [here][1]</kbd>
[1]: http://jdoodle.com/a/w1Q
