Default Arguments in C++

• A default argument is a value provided in function declaration that is automatically assigned by the compiler if caller of the function doesn’t provide a value for the argument with default value.
• Following is a simple C++ example to demonstrate use of default arguments. We don’t have to write 3 sum functions, only one function works by using default values for 3rd and 4th arguments.

Example:

#include<iostream>


// A function with default arguments, it can be called with 
// 2 arguments or 3 arguments or 4 arguments.
int sum(int x, int y, int z=0, int w=0)
{
    return (x + y + z + w);
}

/* Drier program to test above function*/
void main()
{
    cout << sum(10, 15) << endl;
    cout << sum(10, 15, 25) << endl;
    cout << sum(10, 15, 25, 30) << endl;
    getch();
}

Output:

25
50
80

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