Re: Why can't call a base member function from a object of sub class???

From:
"Alf P. Steinbach" <alfps@start.no>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:37:56 +0100
Message-ID:
<gnd7u7$8kt$1@news.motzarella.org>
* Albright:

Code as bellow:

#include <stdio.h>
#include <string.h>

class A
{
public:
    void print(char *s)
    {
        printf("%s\n", s);
    }
};

class B : public A
{
public:
    void print(int i)
    {
        printf("%d\n", i);
    }
};

int main()
{
    B b;
    b.print("hello"); //Has complile error here, it indicates that b
invoke B::print() but not A::print, I want to know why.

    return 0;
}

In this sample, if print(char *s) is defined in class B, it's OK, but
if in A, it's not.
Why these two functions are NOT overloaded between base class and sub
class?


This is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Question).

See the FAQ item titled "What's the meaning of, Warning: Derived::f(char) hides
Base::f(double)?", currently item 23.9 and available at e.g. <url:
http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/strange-inheritance.html#faq-23.9>, plus
at a host of mirror sites.

It's often a good idea to check the FAQ.

Cheers & hth.,

- Alf

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