Delegation through pure virtual
Hi,
Please consider this example from C++ FAQ {
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite
}
class Base {
public:
virtual void foo() = 0;
virtual void bar() = 0;
};
class Der1 : public virtual Base {
public:
virtual void foo();
};
void Der1::foo()
{ bar(); }
class Der2 : public virtual Base {
public:
virtual void bar();
};
class Join : public Der1, public Der2 {
public:
...
};
int main()
{
Join* p1 = new Join();
Der1* p2 = p1;
Base* p3 = p1;
p1->foo();
p2->foo();
p3->foo();
}
Could you please explain how the compiler ( in general ) would create
virtual tables for Der1, Der2 and Join classed. I really need to
understand how this->bar() in function Der1::foo() gets translated to
a call to Der2::bar() call.
As per the explanation in 20.4, the Der1's vtable should have a
pointer &Base::bar() because bar() is not implemented in Der1; by what
mechanism this pointer points to &Der2:bar()?
I realize this would be a very naive question, but I need this to be
answered by experts like you.
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