Hi everyone,
Ok, I've got a base class called attribute, with a virtual print()
function. Attributes are never really instantiated, because it has to
be a continuous_attr ibute or a nominal_attribu te (the derived classes).
But I need a list of attributes, and list<attribute> crashes if the
print() function (or any function) is pure virtual. Continuous and
nominal both have their own print() function, overriding the base
print(). So I fill my list<attribute> with continuous or nominal
attributes, but when I iterate through the list and print() each
element, all I ever get is the base attribute's print()! Here's the
snippets:
class attribute
{
public:
virtual void Print(void) { cout << "should never see this\n";}
};
class continuous_attr ibute: public attribute
{
public:
void Print(void) { cout << "continuous \n"; }
};
class nominal_attribu te: public attribute
{
public:
void Print(void) { cout << "nominal\n" ; }
};
list<attribute> schema;
for (list<attribute >::iterator iter = schema.begin(); iter !=
schema.end(); iter++)
{
iter->Print();
}
And all I see are "should never see this". What am I doing wrong?
Thanks,
John Savage 2 1502 jj******@gmail. com wrote: Hi everyone, Ok, I've got a base class called attribute, with a virtual print() function. Attributes are never really instantiated, because it has to be a continuous_attr ibute or a nominal_attribu te (the derived classes). But I need a list of attributes, and list<attribute> crashes if the print() function (or any function) is pure virtual. Continuous and nominal both have their own print() function, overriding the base print(). So I fill my list<attribute> with continuous or nominal attributes, but when I iterate through the list and print() each element, all I ever get is the base attribute's print()! Here's the snippets:
class attribute { public: virtual void Print(void) { cout << "should never see this\n";}
better to have
virtual void Print() = 0;
}; class continuous_attr ibute: public attribute { public: void Print(void) { cout << "continuous \n"; }
The (void) is a hangover from C what we don't use in C++>
}; class nominal_attribu te: public attribute { public: void Print(void) { cout << "nominal\n" ; } }; list<attribute> schema;
Don't use polymorphic types by value in standard containers, use a
pointer or smart pointer type.
for (list<attribute >::iterator iter = schema.begin(); iter != schema.end(); iter++) { iter->Print(); }
And all I see are "should never see this". What am I doing wrong?
It's called slicing, the list will only include the attribute part of
whatever derived class you insert.
--
Ian Collins.
Hmm... slicing, eh? Interesting. Thanks! This thread has been closed and replies have been disabled. Please start a new discussion. Similar topics |
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