How do I pass a templated class to the constructor of another class? I am trying to pass a templated hash table class to a menu class which will allow me to then allow the user to decide the type of the hash table.
template <class T>
class OpenHash
{
private:
vector <T> hashTab;
vector <int> emptyCheck;
int hashF(string);
int hashF(int);
int hashF(double);
int hashF(float);
int hashF(char);
public:
OpenHash(int);
int getVectorCap();
int addRecord (T);
int sizeHash();
int find(T);
int printHash();
int deleteEntry(T);
};
template <class T>
OpenHash<T>::OpenHash(int vecSize)
{
hashTab.clear();
hashTab.resize(vecSize);
emptyCheck.resize(vecSize);
for (int i=0; i < emptyCheck.capacity(); i++)
{
emptyCheck.at(i) = 0;
}
}
So I have this class Open hash that is templated, because it supposed to allow for any type to be added, I have this working if initiate a object of it in my main and change input types etc.
int main ()
{
cout << "Please input the size of your HashTable" << endl;
int vecSize = 0;
cin >> vecSize;
cout << "Please select the type of you hash table integer, string, float, "
"double or char." << endl;
bool typeChosen = false;
string typeChoice;
cin >> typeChoice;
while (typeChosen == false)
{
if (typeChoice == "int" || "integer" || "i")
{
OpenHash<int> newTable(vecSize);
typeChosen = true;
}
else if (typeChoice == "string" || "s")
{
OpenHash<string> newTable(vecSize);
hashMenu<OpenHash> menu(newTable);
typeChosen = true;
}
else if (typeChoice == "float" || "f")
{
OpenHash<float> newTable(vecSize);
typeChosen = true;
}
else if (typeChoice == "double" || "d")
{
OpenHash<double> newTable(vecSize);
typeChosen = true;
}
else if (typeChoice == "char" || "c" || "character")
{
OpenHash<char> newTable(vecSize);
typeChosen = true;
}
else
{
cout << "Incorrect type";
}
}
return 0;
}
In my main I want to ask the user what type they which to make the hash table. depending what they enter it should create a instance of this class with the type they want and then pass this to another class called menu which should allow them to call functions from the hash class.