Re: What is the static type of 'this'

From:
Vicky <mail.dsp@gmail.com>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++.moderated
Date:
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:33:51 CST
Message-ID:
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On Jun 17, 5:25 pm, Kris Prad <krisp...@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

In the following code, I make a call to func() that accepts Base, but
I pass DerivedFromPrivateBase which privately inherits Base.
The call is accepted (compiles) when made from a member of
DerivedFromPrivateBase f2.
Does not compile if called from elsewhere, say from
TestPrivateInheritance(). Is this OK?
Compiled on Visual C++ 2008 express and Comeau
---------------------------------

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

struct Base
{
        virtual void f() = 0;

};

void func(Base* b)
{
        b->f(); // calls DerivedFromPrivateBase ::f() in the code

}

struct DerivedFromPrivateBase : private Base
{
        void f()
        {
                cout << "DerivedFromPrivateBase:f() called" << endl;
        }
        void f2()
        {
                func(this); // Compiles: this is DerivedFromPrivateBase but calls
func that accepts Base
        }

};

void TestPrivateInheritance()
{
        DerivedFromPrivateBase d;
        d.f2();
        // func (&d); // this gives compile error about inaccessible base

}


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Since you want to perform IS-A type of inheritance and this kind of
inheritance can be achieved using public inheritance. This is the
error in your code. You can't use private inheritance.

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