polygon.hpp

#ifndef POLYGON_HPP
#define POLYGON_HPP

class polygon {
protected:
    double side_length_;

public:
    polygon()
        : side_length_(0) {}

    virtual ~polygon() {}

    void set_side_length(double side_length) {
        side_length_ = side_length;
    }

    virtual double area() const = 0;
};

// the types of the class factories
typedef polygon* create_t();
typedef void destroy_t(polygon*);

#endif