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//: C10:PaperScissorsRock.cpp
// From "Thinking in C++, Volume 2", by Bruce Eckel & Chuck Allison.
// (c) 1995-2004 MindView, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
// See source code use permissions stated in the file 'License.txt',
// distributed with the code package available at www.MindView.net.
// Demonstration of multiple dispatching.
#include <algorithm>
#include <iostream>
#include <iterator>
#include <vector>
#include <ctime>
#include <cstdlib>
#include "../purge.h"
using namespace std;

class Paper;
class Scissors;
class Rock;

enum Outcome { WIN, LOSE, DRAW };

ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const Outcome out) {
  switch(out) {
    default:
    case WIN: return os << "win";
    case LOSE: return os << "lose";
    case DRAW: return os << "draw";
  }
}

class Item {
public:
  virtual Outcome compete(const Item*) = 0;
  virtual Outcome eval(const Paper*) const = 0;
  virtual Outcome eval(const Scissors*) const= 0;
  virtual Outcome eval(const Rock*) const = 0;
  virtual ostream& print(ostream& os) const = 0;
  virtual ~Item() {}
  friend ostream& operator<<(ostream& os, const Item* it) {
    return it->print(os);
  }
};

class Paper : public Item {
public:
  Outcome compete(const Item* it) { return it->eval(this);}
  Outcome eval(const Paper*) const { return DRAW; }
  Outcome eval(const Scissors*) const { return WIN; }
  Outcome eval(const Rock*) const { return LOSE; }
  ostream& print(ostream& os) const {
    return os << "Paper   ";
  }
};

class Scissors : public Item {
public:
  Outcome compete(const Item* it) { return it->eval(this);}
  Outcome eval(const Paper*) const { return LOSE; }
  Outcome eval(const Scissors*) const { return DRAW; }
  Outcome eval(const Rock*) const { return WIN; }
  ostream& print(ostream& os) const {
    return os << "Scissors";
  }
};

class Rock : public Item {
public:
  Outcome compete(const Item* it) { return it->eval(this);}
  Outcome eval(const Paper*) const { return WIN; }
  Outcome eval(const Scissors*) const { return LOSE; }
  Outcome eval(const Rock*) const { return DRAW; }
  ostream& print(ostream& os) const {
    return os << "Rock    ";
  }
};

struct ItemGen {
  Item* operator()() {
    switch(rand() % 3) {
      default:
      case 0: return new Scissors;
      case 1: return new Paper;
      case 2: return new Rock;
    }
  }
};

struct Compete {
  Outcome operator()(Item* a, Item* b) {
    cout << a << "\t" << b << "\t";
    return a->compete(b);
  }
};

int main() {
  srand(time(0)); // Seed the random number generator
  const int sz = 20;
  vector<Item*> v(sz*2);
  generate(v.begin(), v.end(), ItemGen());
  transform(v.begin(), v.begin() + sz,
    v.begin() + sz,
    ostream_iterator<Outcome>(cout, "\n"),
    Compete());
  purge(v);
  getchar();
} ///:~
 

輸出 Rock            Rock            draw Paper           Paper           draw Rock            Paper           lose Scissors        Scissors        draw Scissors        Rock            lose Paper           Rock            win Scissors        Paper           win Scissors        Rock            lose Scissors        Paper           win Paper           Paper           draw Rock            Paper           lose Rock            Paper           lose Rock            Paper           lose Rock            Paper           lose Scissors        Paper           win Paper           Scissors        lose Rock            Scissors        win Scissors        Scissors        draw Scissors        Paper           win Paper           Paper           draw

Outcome將函式compete()返回的不同結果進行分類 operator<<簡化了顯示特定Outcome的過程 Item是將被多重派遣的那些型別的基類