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From: jeffa@hpmwtd.HP.COM (Jeff Aguilera)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: functions as default parameters
Message-ID: <1520023@hpmwjaa.HP.COM>
Date: 27 Feb 90 23:51:05 GMT
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Organization: HP Microwave Tech. - Santa Rosa, Ca.
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>	class Jim {
>	public:
>		void printData (char *data, int length = strlen (data)) {};
>	}

Try overloading printData instead: 

    class Jim {
    public:
        void printData (char *data, int length) {...}
        void printData (char *data) { printData(data,strlen(data); }
    }

Same effect, and just as fast.