An array of Objects in C++
An array of objects is declared the same as any other data-type array. An array of
objects consists of class objects as its elements. If the array consists of class objects
it is called an array of objects. An example program to demonstrate the concept of
an array of objects is shown below.
class Employee
int id;
int salary;
public:
void setId(void)
salary = 122;
cout << "Enter the id of employee" << endl;
cin >> id;
void getId(void)
cout << "The id of this employee is " << id << endl;
};
Code Snippet 1: Employee Class
As shown in Code Snippet 1, we created an employee class that has integer “id”
variable and “salary” integer variable as private class members; and “setId” void
function, “getId” void function as public class members. These functions are
explained below.
We have defined a “setId” function. In this function, the “salary” variable is assigned
by the value “122” and the function will take input for “id” from the user at runtime.
We have defined a “getId” function. This function will print the values of the variables
“id”.
int main()
Employee fb[4];
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
fb[i].setId();
fb[i].getId();
return 0;
Code Snippet 2: main program
As shown in Code Snippet 2, we created an array “fb” of size “4” which is of
employee data-type. The “for” loop is used to run “setId” and “getId” functions till the
size of an array. The main thing to note here is that the objects can also be created
individually but it is more convenient to use an array if too many objects are to be
created. The output of the following program is shown in figure 1.
Figure 1: Employee Program Output
As shown in figure 1. As we input the Id for an employee it gives us the output of the
employee Id.
Passing Object as Function Argument
Objects can be passed as function arguments. This is useful when we want to assign
the values of a passed object to the current object. An example program to
demonstrate the concept of passing an object as a function argument is shown
below.
class complex{
int a;
int b;
public:
void setData(int v1, int v2){
a = v1;
b = v2;
void setDataBySum(complex o1, complex o2){
a = o1.a + o2.a;
b = o1.b + o2.b;
void printNumber(){
cout<<"Your complex number is "<<a<<" + "<<b<<"i"<<endl;
};
Code Snippet 3: Complex Class
As shown in Code Snippet 3, we created a complex class that has integer “a”
variable and “b” integer variable as private class members; and “setData” void
function, “setDataBySum” void function, and “printNumber” void function as public
class members. These functions are explained below.
We have defined a “setData” function. In this function the values are assigned to the
variables “a” and “b” because they are private data members of the class and values
cannot be assigned directly. We have defined a “setDataBySum” function. In this
function, the values of two objects are added and then assigned to the variables “a”
and “b”. We have defined a “printNumber” function. In this function, the values of the
variable “a” and “b” are being printed.
int main(){
complex c1, c2, c3;
c1.setData(1, 2);
c1.printNumber();
c2.setData(3, 4);
c2.printNumber();
c3.setDataBySum(c1, c2);
c3.printNumber();
return 0;
We have created object “c1”, “c2”, and”c3” of complex data-type.
The object “c1” calls the “setData” and “printNumber” functions.
The object “c2” calls the “setData” and “printNumber” functions.
The object “c3” calls the “setDataBySum” and “printNumber” functions.
The output of the following program is shown in figure 2.
Figure 2: Complex Program Output
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Employee
int id;
int salary;
public:
void setId(void)
salary = 122;
cout << "Enter the id of employee" << endl;
cin >> id;
void getId(void)
{
cout << "The id of this employee is " << id << endl;
};
int main()
// Employee harry, rohan, lovish, shruti;
// harry.setId();
// harry.getId();
Employee fb[4];
for (int i = 0; i < 4; i++)
fb[i].setId();
fb[i].getId();
return 0;
#include<iostream>
using namespace std;
class complex{
int a;
int b;
public:
void setData(int v1, int v2){
a = v1;
b = v2;
void setDataBySum(complex o1, complex o2){
a = o1.a + o2.a;
b = o1.b + o2.b;
void printNumber(){
cout<<"Your complex number is "<<a<<" + "<<b<<"i"<<endl;
};
int main(){
complex c1, c2, c3;
c1.setData(1, 2);
c1.printNumber();
c2.setData(3, 4);
c2.printNumber();
c3.setDataBySum(c1, c2);
c3.printNumber();
return 0;
