class A
{
int a;
public:
virtual bool equal(A& rA){return a == rA.a;}
};
class B : public class A
{
int b;
public:
virtual bool equal(A& rA){return false;}
virtual bool equal(B& rB){return b == rB.b;}
};
bool equal(A& pA1, A& pA2)
{
return pA1.equal(pA2);
}
int main(void)
{
A lA;
B lB1, lB2;
equal(lB1, lB2);
return 1;
}
Class(c++) virtual functions usage
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Here's my little problem :
My question is how to achive that in "equal(lB1, lB2)" call B.equal() function ?
I'd be glad for any help.
im thinking, if you know that the args passed to the non member
equal function ARE GUARANTEED to be of type B, you could (static_cast<B*>( &pA1 )) safely. if not i think you can use RTTI:
equal function ARE GUARANTEED to be of type B, you could (static_cast<B*>( &pA1 )) safely. if not i think you can use RTTI:
if( dynamic_cast<B*>( &pA1 ) != NULL ) // its of type B*else { // failed}
You could use templates:
This will rely upon the object type being known at compile time. If you have a pointer to a base class but it really points to a derived class then it won't work as you want.
Probably what you need is DoubleDispatch and the VisitorPattern. I'll leave you to work out the details.
template<typename T1, typename T2>bool equal(const T1& lhs, const T2& rhs){ return lhs.equal(rhs);}This will rely upon the object type being known at compile time. If you have a pointer to a base class but it really points to a derived class then it won't work as you want.
Probably what you need is DoubleDispatch and the VisitorPattern. I'll leave you to work out the details.
Quote:Original post by silvermace
im thinking, if you know that the args passed to the non member
equal function ARE GUARANTEED to be of type B, you could (static_cast<B*>( &pA1 )) safely. if not i think you can use RTTI:Anyone, feel free to correct me!if( dynamic_cast<B*>( &pA1 ) != NULL ) // its of type B*else { // failed}
Casting usually isn't really a good design solution unless you're dealing with passing data into or out of your application such as network data, binary data from a file, etc.
In this case it's unnecssary and using it is not scalable. As more types are added you'll end up with a lot of conditional code.
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So, i couldn't solve my problem, i tried template. But not worked, and i don't know how to solve with double dispatch.
So again, b is false;
class A{public:virtual bool equal(A *) = 0;};class B: public A{public:virtual bool equal(A *){return false;}virtual bool equal(B *){return true;}};int main(void){B lB1, lB2;A* lBuff[2];lBuff[0] = &lB1;lBuff[1] = &lB2;bool b = lBuff[0]->equal(lBuff[1]);return 1;}So again, b is false;
Could you use RTTI to check if class1 == class2. If not, return false. Else, check all members. Since the two classes are the same, the virtual function called will be the one of the correct type to check all elements of both classes.
If you don't want to rely on RTTI you could put a number in your baseclass and initialize it to a value per type, creating your own RTTI system, then following the steps above.
This also means you'll only need one equal function per class. Right now you've got two in B. Will C have 3? As you add more classes this will be a nightmare. My solution is pretty simple and clean.
If you don't want to rely on RTTI you could put a number in your baseclass and initialize it to a value per type, creating your own RTTI system, then following the steps above.
This also means you'll only need one equal function per class. Right now you've got two in B. Will C have 3? As you add more classes this will be a nightmare. My solution is pretty simple and clean.
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