Sun
Programmer
Can you have Virtual Constructors,<br>
If yes why ?
If yes why ?
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Virtual Constructors
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Sun
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No I mean a virtual constructor,<br>
with the keyword VIRTUAL i.e<br>
class A<br>
{<br>
virtual A()<br>
{<br>
}<br>
}<br>
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I would like to know if you can have this kind of construct or not if nit why ?
with the keyword VIRTUAL i.e<br>
class A<br>
{<br>
virtual A()<br>
{<br>
}<br>
}<br>
<br>
I would like to know if you can have this kind of construct or not if nit why ?
If you are really interested in virtual constructors, also known as factory function, I would recommend you take a look at Scott Meyers book "Effective C++ (Second Edition)", pp. 149-152.<br>
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He dedicates a few pages to virtual constructors and why you would want to create one. While you can't really put "virtual" on a constructor like you have in your example, the idea is similar. Virtual constructors return pointers to dynamically allocated objects that support the class interface.<br>
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He dedicates a few pages to virtual constructors and why you would want to create one. While you can't really put "virtual" on a constructor like you have in your example, the idea is similar. Virtual constructors return pointers to dynamically allocated objects that support the class interface.<br>
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