Function overloading

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Two functions can share a name when their parameters differ.

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int area(int side) {
    return side * side;
}

int area(int width, int height) {
    return width * height;
}

int main() {
    cout << area(4) << endl;
    cout << area(3, 5) << endl;
    return 0;
}

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#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

int area(int side) {
    return side * side;
}

int area(int width, int height) {
    return width * height;
}

int main() {
    cout << area(4) << endl;
    cout << area(3, 5) << endl;
    return 0;
}

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