From: Benjamin Sobotta <mayday@gmx.net>
To: Shriramana Sharma <samjnaa@gmail.com>
Cc: Linux C Programming List <linux-c-programming@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Virtual functions and destructors
Date: Thu, 23 Mar 2006 23:00:33 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <200603232300.33759.mayday@gmx.net> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200603230732.21532.samjnaa@gmail.com>
On Thursday 23 March 2006 03:02, Shriramana Sharma wrote:
> Thursday, 23 March 2006 03:57 samaye tvayaa likhitam:
> > I'm not sure if this is right. Functions can always be overloaded.
>
> He did not speak of functions being overloaded. He spoke of functions being
> over-*ridden*.
Sorry I must have read wrong. Nevertheless even if you prefer to say override
you can still override a function without using virtual. Just adjust the type
of the pointer to the class of which you want to execute the member function.
Ben
>
> > Further I believe that once a function is declared virtual it always
> > stays that way. Even if in subsequently derived classes it is not
> > explicitly declared virtual any longer.
>
> Verified this using a grandchild class.
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2006-03-23 22:00 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2006-03-19 15:20 Virtual functions and destructors Shriramana Sharma
2006-03-19 17:38 ` Steve Graegert
2006-03-22 22:27 ` Benjamin Sobotta
2006-03-23 2:02 ` Shriramana Sharma
2006-03-23 22:00 ` Benjamin Sobotta [this message]
2006-03-24 1:07 ` Glynn Clements
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