C语言本身是不支持继承和多态的,但其实在 C 的世界里,有一套非常有名的面向对象的框架,用的也非常广,那就是 GObject,它是整个图形界面开发库 GTK 的基石,在IBM developerWorks上有一篇很好的文章介绍 GObject《GObject对象系统》。另外,在 Linux 内核里面也大量使用了面向对象的思想,比如虚拟文件系统,设备驱动等模块,在 lwn上有两篇文章就讲到了内核中的面向对象,详细请看:《Object oriented design patterns in the kernel, part 1》,《Object oriented design patterns in the kernel, part 2》。
c语言里继承和多态的实现主要通过函数指针来实现,现在我们就来动手实现C语言的继承与多态,我们以比较经典的动物世界中的实例来举例:假设动物们(包括人)都会吃(Eat),会走(Walk),会说(Talk),而派生类为 dog(汪星人) 和 cat(喵星人),当然还可以是更多,dog 和 cat 都有自己独特的 eat, walk 和 talk 方式,那么大致的代码如下:
基类代码 animal-base.h|c:
/** =============================================================================
*
* Filename: animal-base.h
*
* Description: animal base class.
*
*
* =============================================================================*/#ifndef _ANIMAL_H_#define _ANIMAL_H_typedefstructanimal_s_ animal_t;
typedefstructanimal_ops_s_ animal_ops_t;/*动物类,是所有动物类的基类,也是抽象类*/
structanimal_s_ {char *name; /*< 动物的名称*/animal_ops_t*animal_ops; /*动物的基本行为*/};/*动物的基本行为*/
structanimal_ops_s_ {/*动物吃了什么食物*/
void (*eat)(char *food);/*动物走了多少步*/
void (*walk)(intsteps);/*动物在说什么*/
void (*talk)(char *msg);
};/*基类的构造函数,需要显示调用*/
extern animal_t * animal_init(char *name);/*基类的有关操作,如吃,走,说等等*/
extern void animal_eat(animal_t *animal, char *food);extern void animal_walk(animal_t *animal, intsteps);extern void animal_talk(animal_t *animal, char *msg);/*基类的析构函数,需要显示调用*/
extern void animal_die(animal_t *animal);#endif /* _ANIMAL_H_ */
/** =============================================================================
*
* Filename: animal-base.c
*
* Description: animal base class.
*
* =============================================================================*/#include#include#include#include"animal-base.h"
/*基类的构造函数,需要显示调用*/animal_t* animal_init(char *name)
{
assert(name!=NULL);
size_t name_len=strlen(name);
animal_t*animal = (animal_t *)malloc(sizeof(animal_t)+ sizeof(animal_ops_t) + name_len + 1);
memset(animal,0, (sizeof(animal_t) + sizeof(animal_ops_t)+ name_len + 1));
animal->name = (char *)animal + sizeof(animal_t);
memcpy(animal, name, name_len);
animal->animal_ops = (animal_ops_t *)((char *)animal+ sizeof(animal_t) + name_len + 1);returnanimal;
}/*基类的有关操作,如吃,走,说等等*/
void animal_eat(animal_t *animal, char *food)
{
animal->animal_ops->eat(food);return;
}void animal_walk(animal_t *animal, intsteps)
{
animal->animal_ops->walk(steps);return;
}void animal_talk(animal_t *animal, char *msg)
{
animal->animal_ops->talk(msg);return;
}/*基类的析构函数,需要显示调用*/
void animal_die(animal_t *animal)
{
assert(animal!=NULL);
free(animal);return;
}
汪星人 dog 类的实现代码:
#include "animal-base.h"typedefstructdog_s_ dog_t;structdog_s_ {
animal_tbase; /*继承自 animal 基类*/
/*以下还可以添加与 dog 相关的属性和方法(函数指针), 如:*/
/*char *owner; // dog 的主人*/
/*void (*hunt)(const char *rabbit); // 猎兔犬*/};extern dog_t *dog_init();extern void dog_die(dog_t * dog);
/** =============================================================================
*
* Filename: dog.c
*
* Description: dog class derived from animal base class.
*
* =============================================================================*/#include#include#include#include#include"dog.h"
static void eat(char *food);static void walk(intsteps);static void talk(char *msg);
dog_t*dog_init()
{
dog_t*dog = (dog_t *)malloc(sizeof(dog_t));
animal_t*animal = (animal_t *)animal_init("doggggggggggggg");
memcpy(&(dog->base), animal, sizeof(animal_t));
dog->base.animal_ops->eat =eat;
dog->base.animal_ops->walk =walk;
dog->base.animal_ops->talk =talk;
free(animal);returndog;
}void dog_die(dog_t *dog)
{/*nothing to do here.*/}static void eat(char *food)
{
printf("I'm a dog, I eat %s\n", food);
}static void walk(intsteps)
{
printf("I'm a dog, I can jump %d steps one time\n", steps);
}static void talk(char *msg)
{
printf("I'm a dog, I talk my language %s\n", msg);
}
喵星人(cat 类) 的实现代码:
/** =============================================================================
*
* Filename: cat.h
*
* Description: cat class derived from animal base class.
*
* =============================================================================*/#include"animal-base.h"typedefstructcat_s_ cat_t;structcat_s_ {
animal_tbase; /*继承自 animal 基类*/
/*以下还可以添加与 cat 相关的属性和方法(函数指针), 如:*/
/*char *owner; // cat 的主人*/
/*void (*hunt)(const char *rabbit); // 猎兔犬*/};extern cat_t *cat_init();extern void cat_die(cat_t * cat);
/** =============================================================================
*
* Filename: cat.c
*
* Description: cat class derived from animal base class.
* =============================================================================*/#include#include#include#include#include"cat.h"
static void eat(char *food);static void walk(intsteps);static void talk(char *msg);
cat_t*cat_init()
{
cat_t*cat = (cat_t *)malloc(sizeof(cat_t));
animal_t*animal = (animal_t *)animal_init("cat");
memcpy(&(cat->base), animal, sizeof(animal_t));
cat->base.animal_ops->eat =eat;
cat->base.animal_ops->walk =walk;
cat->base.animal_ops->talk =talk;
free(animal);returncat;
}void cat_die(cat_t *cat)
{/*nothing to do here.*/}static void eat(char *food)
{
printf("I'm a cat, I eat %s\n", food);
}static void walk(intsteps)
{
printf("I'm a cat, I can jump %d steps one time\n", steps);
}static void talk(char *msg)
{
printf("I'm a cat, I talk my language %s\n", msg);
}
最后,测试代码如下:
/** =============================================================================
*
* Filename: main.c
*
* Description: main test.
*
*
* =============================================================================*/#include#include"animal-base.h"#include"dog.h"#include"cat.h"
int main(int argc, const char *argv[])
{
dog_t*dog =dog_init();
cat_t*cat =cat_init();/*dog 类测试*/animal_eat(dog,"bones");
animal_walk(dog,5);
animal_talk(dog,"wuang wuang wuang...");/*cat 类测试*/animal_eat(cat,"fish");
animal_walk(cat,3);
animal_talk(cat,"miao miao miao...");
}
还有Makefile :
all:main
main:main.o dog.ocat.o animal-base.ogcc -o $@ $^main.o:main.ccat.o:cat.c
dog.o:dog.c
animal-base.o:animal-base.c
.PHONY:clean
clean:rm main main.o dog.o cat.o animal-base.o
最后执行结果为:
I'm a dog, I eat bones
I'm a dog, I can jump 5 steps one time
I'm a dog, I talk my language wuang wuang wuang...
I'm a cat, I eat fish
I'm a cat, I can jump 3 steps one time
I'm a cat, I talk my language miao miao miao...