Parameter marshaling protocol homework for RPC call?

Question

I have a homework to build on paper a parameter marshaling protocol to be suited to call a method with one variable, or with an array (like a polymorphism).

procedure(var1)
procedure(array1)

How would you define the protocol? How about the method in C++

Answer 1

You could try to make the functions with Object parameters. i.e

void myFunction(void* param, int paramType) { if(paramType == definedTypes[0] ) { // do stuff } else if(paramType == definedTypes[1]) { //do something else } }

you pass 2 parameters: in the first your object, in the second the type of your object, you have to define for example in an array what types of data are you interested in.