c++函数重载 字符数字递增输出

#include<iostream>
#include<string>
using namespace std;
const int N=10;
unsigned long left(unsigned long number,int n)
{
	unsigned long count=1;
	unsigned long temp=number;
	if(n<=0 || number<=0)
		return 0;
	while(temp/=N)
	{
		count++;
	}
	if(count>n)
	{
		n=count-n;
		while(n--)
			number/=N;
		return number;
	}
	else
		return number;
}
char *left(const char *str,int n)
{
	if(n<0)
		return NULL;
	char *p=new char[n+1];
	for(int i=0;i<n && str[i]!='\0';i++)
	{
		p[i]=str[i];
	}
	if(i==n)
		p[i]='\0';
	return p;
}

void main()
{
	char *str="abcdefg";
	unsigned long number=1234567;
	char *ret=NULL;
	for(int i=1;i<strlen(str);i++)
	{
		cout<<"   "<<left(number,i)<<endl;
		ret=left(str,i);
		cout<<"   "<<ret<<endl;
		delete []ret;
	}
}