Re: query on dynamic cast
Bharath <tiromarch08@gmail.com> writes:
I was trying the below example for which I have a doubt. My doubt is
that why is virtual needed for function "dummy" in class CBase which
makes program compile?
One of C++'s mottos is: don't pay for what you don't need.
There is a mechanism that gives us RTTI (including dynamic_cast) for
free (well almost) provided base classes have >=1 virtual member
function.
Since virtual member functions are used often, and RTTI rarely - and
even more rarely with classes that don't involve polymorphism -, this
tradeoff seems to be reasonable.
Secondly, As per my current understanding of dynamic cast, pba is a
object of CDerived which RTTI knows and hence cast should be
successful.
First, pba is only a pointer; it just points at a CDerived object.
Second, no, the cast shouldn't suceed, because CBase doesn't have a
virtual member function.
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