C/C++ Users Group Library 1996 July/C-C++ Users Group Library July 1996.iso/listings/v_12_01/saks/largest.cpp

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Listing 5 - a function that returns the shape with the largest
area in a collection of shapes

const shape *largest(const shape *sa[], size_t n)
    {
    const shape *s = 0;
    double m = 0;
    double a;
    for (size_t i = 0; i < n; ++i)
        if ((a = sa[i]->area()) > m)
            {
            m = a;
            s = sa[i];
            }
    return s;
    }