CS 236 - Homework 1

Course Title: Advanced Data Structures
Semester: Spring 2021

Roman Converter Program

Objectives: Review object-oriented program and apply software engineering concepts.

Write a program that converts a number entered in Roman numerals to decimal form. Your program should consist of a class named romanType. An object of romanType should do the following:

• Store the number as a Roman numeral.
• Convert and store the number into decimal form.
• Print the number as a Roman numeral or decimal number as requested by the user.

Roman Numerals

• A larger numeral preceding a smaller numeral means addition, e.g. LX is 60.
• A smaller numeral preceding a larger numeral means subtraction, e.g. XL is 40.
• Test your program using the following Roman numerals: MDCLXVI and MMMDCCXXIV.

Roman	Arabic
M	1000
D	500
C	100
L	50
X	10
V	5
I	1

Sample Output

Enter a roman number: MDCLXVI
The equivalent of the Roman numeral MDCLXVI is 1666
Try another number (y/n)?  Y
Enter a roman number: MMMDCCXXIV
The equivalent of the Roman numeral MMMDCCXXIV is 3724
Try another number (y/n)? N
Thank you!

File Structure

roman.h
romanImp.cpp
romanDriver.cpp