ecsv38@castle.ed.ac.uk (S Manoharan) (06/08/90)
Consider the following code: #include <stream.h> class A { private: int x; protected: virtual void printx() { cout << x << "\n"; } public: A(int x1) { x = x1; } void hello() { printx(); } }; class B: public A { protected: virtual void printx() { cout << "gee, naa\n"; } public: B(int x1) : (x1) { } void greet() { printx(); } }; class C: public B { protected: virtual void printx(int x) { cout << x << "\n"; } public: C(int x1) : (x1) { } void bye() { printx(3); } }; // line 27 int main() { A a(2); B b(4); C c(8); a.hello(); b.greet(); c.bye(); return 0; } ---- <<cfront 1.2.1 2/16/87>> produces the error: "prot.c", line 27: error: virtual C::printx() type mismatch: void C::(int ) and void B::() ---- g++ version 1.37.1 compiles fine and produces this result: 2 gee, naa 3 ---- I then moved the virtuals to the public area. I had the same error under cfront. And same result under g++. What is my code supposed to do? Is this a bug in g++? Thanks. -- S. Manoharan Janet: sam@uk.ac.ed.lfcs Dept of Computer Science Uucp : ..!mcsun!ukc!edcastle!lfcs!sam University of Edinburgh Arpa : sam%lfcs.ed.ac.uk@nsfnet-relay.ac.uk Edinburgh EH9 3JZ UK. Voice: 667 8323(home) 667 1018x2708(office)
randolph@ektools.UUCP (Gary L. Randolph) (06/11/90)
In article <4566@castle.ed.ac.uk> ecsv38@castle.ed.ac.uk (S Manoharan) writes: >Consider the following code: OK >class A { >private: > int x; >protected: > virtual void printx() { cout << x << "\n"; } ...stuff deleted... >}; >class B: public A { >protected: > virtual void printx() { cout << "gee, naa\n"; } ...stuff deleted... >}; >class C: public B { >protected: > virtual void printx(int x) { cout << x << "\n"; } Oops. virtual functions must have identical signatures and return types. Lippman (Pg. 342) Dewhurst & Stark (Pg. 113) ...stuff deleted... >}; // line 27 main() deleted... ><<cfront 1.2.1 2/16/87>> produces the error: As it should >"prot.c", line 27: error: virtual C::printx() type mismatch: >void C::(int ) and void B::() ---- >g++ version 1.37.1 compiles fine and produces this result: >2 >gee, naa >3 >What is my code supposed to do? What it did :-) >Is this a bug in g++? No. g++ has several extensions. If you do not require that your code be portable to cfront then use them but be aware that they are extensions. Gary @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @ @
pkturner@cup.portal.com (Prescott K Turner) (06/13/90)
S. Manoharan writes: [Cfront 1.2.1 indicates an error.] > g++ version 1.37.1 compiles fine > What is my code supposed to do? Is this a bug in g++? This is a bug in your cfront. Cfront 2.0 gets the same results as g++, with the following message: line 23: warning: C::printx() hides virtual B::printx() -- Prescott K. Turner, Jr. Language Processors, Inc. 959 Concord St., Framingham, MA 01701 USA (508) 626-0006 x232 UUCP: ...sun!cup.portal.com!pkturner Internet: pkturner@cup.portal.com