Re: Question on dynamic binding
On May 24, 10:37 am, Soumen <soume...@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi,
I've following code :
class Base {
public:
virtual void func() { std::cout << "Base" << std::endl; }
};
class Derived : public Base {
public:
void func() { std::cout << "Derived" << std::endl; }
};
class MostDerived : public Derived {
public:
void func() { std::cout << "MostDerived" << std::endl; }
};
int main(int argc, char **argv)
{
Base *pBase = 0;
Derived *pDerived = 0;
try {
pBase = new MostDerived;
pDerived = new MostDerived;
if (pBase) {
pBase->func();
delete pBase;
pBase = 0;
}
if (pDerived) {
pDerived->func();
delete pDerived;
pDerived = 0;
}
} catch (...) {
if (pBase) delete pBase;
if (pDerived) delete pDerived;
}
return 0;
}
On execution, why the o/p is
MostDerived
MostDerived
I's expecting it to be
Derived
Derived
No, its not since you've overridden the virtual function in
MostDerived.
as after Derived, it's no longer virtual ... Please clarify me the
reasons ...
This is incorrect, a virtual function is always virtual. The logic
here is that if you wanted Derived::func() to be called, then don't
override that virtual function in MostDerived or explicitly call
Derived::func() from MostDerived::func().
I've verified it with g++ and Sun compiler ... same behavior with both
the compiler ...
Regards,
~ Soumen
By the way, your Base dtor should be virtual (which would also imply
that derivative dtors will also be virtual).
delete pBase; // is a memory leak otherwise.
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