Re: struct inheritance

From:
Kai-Uwe Bux <jkherciueh@gmx.net>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.c++
Date:
Fri, 13 Feb 2009 22:17:08 -0500
Message-ID:
<gn5d3l$b61$1@news.doubleSlash.org>
Please don't top post. That's the local custom.

Neill wrote:

The output is different than when writing:

NumExp* prog = new NumExp(10);


Uhm, the program that you posted has no output at all. Apparently, now you
are talking about some program that you did not post. Since my crystal ball
is currently in repair, I have no idea what you are talking about.

so maybe I should consider using gcc instead of Visual C++?


Well, changing the compiler is not supposed to affect the output.

"Kai-Uwe Bux" <jkherciueh@gmx.net> wrote in message
news:gn5cav$ar7$1@news.doubleSlash.org...

Neill wrote:

Hello,

Can somebody explain why prog doesn't point to struct NumExp please?


Huh? How did you tell?

struct Exp_ {};
typedef Exp_* Exp;
struct NumExp : public Exp_
{
    int num;
    NumExp(int n)
    {
        num = n;
    }
};
int main()
{
    Exp prog = new NumExp(10);
    return 0;
}


What did this program do (in terms of observable behavior) that you did
not
expect?

If you run this program in a debugger and the debugger does not show the
correct dynamic type of *prog, then there could be a problem with your
debugger. In this case, you might want to consult the documentation of
your
tool chain or contact the vendor. The C++ looks fine (except that you
should consider an initializer list for the constructor).

Best

Kai-Uwe Bux


And please trim stuff that you do not reference.

Best

Kai-Uwe Bux

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