Methods and Modularity

Question

Describe the methods and modularity you might use in creating an application.  Is there a process or standardization you can think of to ensure that your application is produced in an appropriate order? If so, what is that order? If not, why not?

Answer 1

Methods are member functions inside the class that operate on the private data members.

Rule of thumb is that if a procedure , process, set of steps, or block of code is going to

have to be written more than once, then it should be put into a subroutine...

The compiler shall tell you what order they belong... if you put them out of order, the

compiler will not recognize the procedure causing an error.

Here is an example:

//** WILL CAUSE A COMPILER ERROR because the header of function B has not been seen *//

#include <stdio.h>

void A()

{

printf(" Function A \n");

printf(" calling B... \n");

B();

}

main()

{

A();

}

void B()

{

printf(" function B...\n");

}

//*******

Instead, function B should be the first function listed since A calls B, and main calls A

*********/