Assignment3 Qu1

In this question they ask me to use a input function with a single parameter of type istream, but if i do that, how do i invoke my second constructor based on what the user enteres in Input().

Should i not also include a reference to my class object i decalred in main()
within the parameters of Input() so that i may invoke my second construtor:

FOR EXAMPLE


int main()
{
CDAccount account; //this should use the default constructor and set my
//private member variables to 0, but i want to
//update this inside Input() to make it invoke the
//second constructor

account.Input(cin, account) //Can this be done for this question
//this way

return 0;

}

//IMPLEMNETATION

void CDAccount:istream &cin, CDAccount &account)
{
//GET VALUES FOR RANDS, CENTS, TERM, RATE

//NOW ASSIGN THOSE VALUES AFTER CHECKING THAT THEY ARE CORRECT TO INVOKE
//MY SECOND CONSTRUCTOR AS FOLLOWS

account = CDAccount(RAND,CENT,TERM,RATE);

}

IS MY THINKING TOTALL OUT ON THIS OR NOT AND COULD SOME1 SUGGEST HOW I COMBAT THIS DIFFICULTY IM HAVING.SHOULD THE CLASS BE DECALRED INITIALLY AS IT WAS ABOVE?

thank you

does the ? want me to decalre a class object with any values i specifiy, like for example:

int main()
{
CDAccount account(100,20,5.0,2) //RAND,CENT,RATE,TERM
}

Im having difficulty understanding whether we must specify a value or have a user do it for us within Input()

Make your input member function be of type CDAccount. In your input function create an object of the CDAccount class as well as return this populated object to the calling statement(where you would have declared an object of the CDAccount class)

Like you've probably figured...you must do the input from your input class using the passed parameter of istream type and pass these values when you're instantiating this object.

Good luck!