Array of Objects in c++

Like array of other user-defined data types, an array of type class can also be created. The array of type class contains the objects of the class as its individual elements. Thus, an array of a class type is also known as an array of objects. An array of objects is declared in the same way as an array of any built-in data type.

The syntax for declaring an array of objects is

class_name array_name [size] ;

To understand the concept of an array of objects, consider this example.

Example : A program to demonstrate the concept of array of objects

#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
class books {
  char tit1e [30];
  float price ;
  public:
     void getdata ();
     void putdata ();
} ;
void books :: getdata () {
   cout<<"Title:”;
   cin>>title;
   cout<<"Price:”;
   cin>>price;
}
void books :: putdata () {
   cout<<"Title:"<<title<< "\n";
   cout<<"Price:"<<price<< "\n”;
   const int size=3 ;
}
int main() {
  books book[size] ;
  for(int i=0;i<size;i++) {
    cout<<"Enter details o£ book "<<(i+1)<<"\n";
    book[i].getdata();
}
   for(int i=0;i<size;i++) {
     cout<<"\nBook "<<(i+l)<<"\n";
     book[i].putdata() ;
} 
    return 0;
}

The output of the program is

 Enter details of book 1

Title: c++

Price: 325

Enter details of book 2

Title: DBMS

Price:. 455

Enter details of book 3

Title: Java

Price: 255

Book 1

Title: c++

Price: 325

Book 2

Title: DBMS

Price: 455

Book 3

Title: Java

Price: 255

In this example, an array book of the type class books and size three is declared. This implies that book is an array of three objects of the class books. Note that every object in the array book can access public members of the class in the same way as any other object, that is, by using the dot operator. For example, the statement book [i] . getdata () invokes the getdata () function for the ith element of array book.

When an array of objects is declared, the memory is allocated in the same way as to multidimensional arrays. For example, for the array book, a separate copy of title and price is created for each member book[0], book[l] and book[2]. However, member functions are stored at a different place in memory and shared among all the array members. For instance, the memory space is allocated to the the array of objects book of the class books,