Re: segmentation fault overloaded operators

From:
jr.freester@gmail.com
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Wed, 5 Nov 2008 14:00:11 -0800 (PST)
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On Nov 5, 2:36 pm, Victor Bazarov <v.Abaza...@comAcast.net> wrote:

jr.frees...@gmail.com wrote:

I have created to classes Matrix and System. System is made up of
type matrix.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------=

----=AD-------

class Matrix
{
     private:
                 int row, col;
                 double *data


                               ^^^
A semicolon is missing here...

     public:
     Matrix(const int& M, const int& N): row(M), col(N)
     {
          data = new double[row*col];
          for(int m = 0; m<row; m++)
          {
              for(int n = 0; n<col; n++)
              {
                   data[m*row + n] = 0;
              }


A curly brace seems missing here...

    }


You can shorten this significantly if you just write

    Matrix(const int& M, const int& N)
      : row(M), col(N), data = new double[row*col]() {}

(notice the parentheses after the bracketed expression).

..... etc


Well, it is very important *what* you have here. Have you followed the
"Rule of Three" carefully?

};

-----------------------------------------------------------------------=

----=AD-------

class System
{
    private:
        int num_eq; //number of differential eq=

uations in

system
        Matrix *equations; //array of class Matrix
    public:
        /*Constructor*/


           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Sorry, this comment is bogus.

        System(const unsigned int num):num_eq(num)
        {
            equations = new Matrix[num_eq];


Again, consider initialisation instead of assigning.

        }
.... etc


Again, the question here is whether the Rule of Three was followed. Of
course, there is another way - don't use dynamically allocated manual
arrays for the data in 'Matrix' and 'System'. Use 'vector<double>' and
'vector<Matrix>' instead.

};

In both classes I have overloaded an operator to facilitate addition.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------=

----=AD-------

/*Addition Operator Matrix plus Matrix*/

friend Matrix operator +(const Matrix& A, const Matrix& B)
{

    Matrix C(A.row, A.col);
    assert((A.row == B.row) && (A.col == B.col));


I would rewrite it slightly. Assert first, only then allocate. Don=

't

allocate the default, copy the 'A' matrix there. Once you copied, use
the compound assignment instead of regular one.

Do

     Matrix C(A); // copy-initialisation

instead

        for(int m = 0; m<C.row; m++)
        {
            for(int n = 0; n<C.col; n++)
            {
                C.data[m*C.col + n] = A.data[m*A.col =

+ n] +

B.data[m*B.col + n];


Do

                   C.data[..] += B.data[..];

instead.

            }
        }

    return C;
}


If you created all necessary pieces to handle copying, you should have
no problem.

-----------------------------------------------------------------------=

----=AD-------

 /*Addition Operator System plus System*/

        friend System operator +(const System& A, const System&=

 B)

        {

            System C(A.num_eq);
            assert(A.num_eq == B.num_eq);
            for(int i = 0; i<C.num_eq; i++)
            {
                C.equations[i] = A.equations[i] + B.e=

quations[i];

            }
            return C;
        }

I have written a simple driver program to test the functionality of
these two classes. Given the following variables which have been
properly initialized

Matrix A, B, C, D;


There is no default constructor in your Matrix class. Hence I have a
problem with this code of yours. It's not the code you have. See th=

e

FAQ 5.8.

System W, X, Y, Z;

D = A + B + C; //produces valid results
Z = W + X; //produces valid results
Z = W + X + Y; //produces a segmentation fault

I have tried enclosing the terms within parenthesis but that does not
do anything. The code for the operator+ is nearly identical for both
classes. What causes the segmentation fault and how can I resolve it=

?

Justin

PS How do I inset code and preserve formatting?


Make sure you have spaces instead of tabs. If you have, I'm not sure
what problem you are experiencing.

All in all, I would say RTFFAQ first, and then ask other questions.

V
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I reposted my code into something that is compilable. I have been
using g++ ver 4.1.2 2007112. I have been careful to follow the rule
of the big three when making custom structures. I still get a
segmentation fault whenever I add three objects of type system
together.
I can add two objects of type System together withou any prolem.. i
/*-------Matrix
Class---------------------------------------------------------------------
*/

#include <assert.h>
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Matrix
{

   private:
      int row; //number of rows;
      int col; //number of col;
      double *data; //pointer to pointers (2D data structure of the
matrix;)

   public:
   /*Constructor*/
   Matrix():row(0), col(0){}

   /*Constructor*/
   Matrix(const int& M, const int& N): row(M), col(N)
   {
      data = new double[row*col]; //allocate memory for array of
type double
      for(int m = 0; m<row; m++)
      {
         for(int n = 0; n<col; n++)
         {
            data[m*row + n] = 0;
         }
      }
   }

   /*Constructor for Initialized to values as specified in array A*/
   Matrix(const double* A, const int& M, const int& N): row(M),
col(N)
   {
      data = new double[row*col]; //allocate memory for array
of type double
      for(int m = 0; m<row; m++)
      {
         for(int n = 0; n<col; n++)
         {
            data[m*row + n] = A[m*row + n];
         }
      }
   }

   /*Copy Constructor*/
   Matrix(const Matrix& old_Matrix): row(old_Matrix.row),
col(old_Matrix.col)
   {
      data = new double[row*col];
      for(int m = 0; m<row; m++)
      {
         for(int n = 0; n<col; n++)
         {
            data[m*row + n] = old_Matrix.data[m*row + n];
         }
      }
   }

   /*Destructor*/
   ~Matrix()
   {
      delete[] data;
      data = NULL;
   }
   /*Addition Operator Matrix plus Matrix*/

   friend Matrix operator +(const Matrix& A, const Matrix& B)
   {
      assert((A.row == B.row) && (A.col == B.col));
      Matrix C(A.row, A.col);
      for(int m = 0; m<C.row; m++)
      {
         for(int n = 0; n<C.col; n++)
         {
            C.data[m*C.row + n] = A.data[m*A.row + n] + B.data[m*B.row
+ n];
         }
      }
      return C;
   }

/*-----System
Class----------------------------------------------------------------------
*/

#include "matrix.cpp"
using namespace std;
class System
{
   private:
      int num_eq; //number of differential equations in system
      Matrix *equations; //array of class Matrix
   public:
      /*Constructor*/
      System(const unsigned int num):num_eq(num)
      {
         equations = new Matrix[num_eq];
      }
      /*Copy Constructor*/
      System(const System& old_System): num_eq(old_System.num_eq)
      {
         equations = new Matrix[num_eq];
         for(int i = 0; i<num_eq; i++)
         {
            equations[i] = old_System.equations[i];
         }
      }
      /*Destructor*/
      ~System()
      {
         delete[] equations;
         equations = NULL;
      }
      /*Assignment Operator*/
      const System& operator=(const System& rhs)
      {
         if (this != &rhs)
         {
            delete[] this->equations; // donate back useless memory
            this->equations = new Matrix[rhs.num_eq]; // allocate new
memory
            num_eq = rhs.num_eq;

            for(int i = 0; i<num_eq; i++)
            {
               equations[i] = rhs.equations[i];
            }
         }
         return *this; // return self-reference so cascaded assignment
works
      }
      /*Addition Operator System plus System*/

      friend System operator +(const System& A, const System& B)
      {
         System C(A.num_eq);
         assert(A.num_eq == B.num_eq);
         for(int i = 0; i<C.num_eq; i++)
         {
            C.equations[i] = A.equations[i] + B.equations[i];
         }
         return C;
      }

      /*Accessor Functions*/

      Matrix operator()(const unsigned short int a) const
      {
         assert(a < this->num_eq);
         return this->equations[a];
      }
      Matrix& operator()(const unsigned short int a)
      {
         assert(a < this->num_eq);
         return this->equations[a];
      }
};

   /*Ouput Operator*/
   friend ostream & operator<<(ostream & out, const Matrix & A)
   {
      for(int m = 0; m<A.row; m++)
      {
         for(int n = 0; n<A.col; n++)
         {
            out << A.data[m*A.row + n]<<' ';
         }
         out <<endl;
      }
      return out;
   }

   /*Assignment Operator*/
   const Matrix& operator=(const Matrix& rhs)
   {
      if (this != &rhs)
      {
         delete[] this->data; // donate back useless memory
         this->data = new double[rhs.row*rhs.col]; // allocate new
memory
         row = rhs.row;
         col = rhs.col;
         for(int m = 0; m<row; m++)
         {
            for(int n = 0; n<col; n++)
            {
               data[m*row + n] = rhs.data[m*rhs.row + n];
            }
         }
      }
      return *this; // return self-reference so cascaded assignment
works
   }

   double operator()(const unsigned short int a , const unsigned short
int b) const
   {
      assert((a < this->row) || (b < this->col));
      return this->data[(a)*this->col + (b)];
   }
   double& operator()(const unsigned short int a , const unsigned
short int b)
   {
      assert((a < this->row) || (b < this->col));
      return this->data[(a)*this->col + (b)];
   }

};

/*------------driver
program-------------------------------------------------------*/

#include <cstdlib>
#include "system.cpp"
#define M 3 //number of rows
#define N 3 //number of col
using namespace std;

int main()
{
   double a[9] = {1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9};
   double b[9] = {1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1};
   double c[9] = {1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1};
   Matrix Er(a,M,N);
   Matrix Ei(b,M,N);
   Matrix G(c,M,N);

   System Y(3);
   System X(3);
   Y(0) = Er;
   Y(1) = Ei;
   Y(2) = G;
   cout<<Y(0)<<endl<<Y(1)<<endl<<Y(2)<<endl;

   X = Y + Y;
   cout<<X(0)<<endl<<X(1)<<endl<<X(2)<<endl;
   X = Y + Y + Y;
   cout<<X(0)<<endl<<X(1)<<endl<<X(2)<<endl;

   return 0;
}

Any help would be appreciated.

Justin

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