Abstract class and Multiple Inheritance errors??

[santosh]

Hi All ,
Why does the below code doesn't compile??

class Interface
{
public:
virtual void funA() = 0;
virtual void funB() = 0;
virtual void funD() = 0;
Interface();
~Interface();
};

class A : public Interface
{
public:
A();
~A();
void funA()
{
printf("A::funA");
}
};

class B : public Interface
{
public:
B();
~B();
void funB()
{
printf("B::funB");
}
};

class D: virtual public A , virtual public B
{
public:
D();
~D();
void funD()
{
printf("D::funD");
}
};

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
D *d;
d = new D;

return 0;
}
COMPILER ERRORS::
error C2259: 'D' : cannot instantiate abstract class
due to following members:
'void Interface::funB(void)' : pure virtual function was not defined
d:\TestCPP\TestCPP.cpp(11) : see declaration of 'Interface::funB'
'void Interface::funA(void)' : pure virtual function was not defined
d:\TestCPP\TestCPP.cpp(10) : see declaration of 'Interface::funA'

Thanks
-Sanotsh
//AbstractInterface

[Sagar Choudhary]

santosh wrote:

Hi All ,
Why does the below code doesn't compile??

class Interface
{
public:
virtual void funA() = 0;
virtual void funB() = 0;
virtual void funD() = 0;
Interface();
~Interface();
};
You have abstract class Interface with 3 pure virtual functions
class A : public Interface
{
public:
A();
~A();
void funA()
{
printf("A::funA");
}
};
The derived class doesn't define the two functions
void funB () and void funD ()
The whole purpose of specifying pure virtual functions in abstract
class
is enforce the definition in derived classes class B : public Interface
{
public:
B();
~B();
void funB()
{
printf("B::funB");
}
};

class D: virtual public A , virtual public B
{
public:
D();
~D();
void funD()
{
printf("D::funD");
}
};

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
D *d;
d = new D;

return 0;
}
COMPILER ERRORS::
error C2259: 'D' : cannot instantiate abstract class
due to following members:
'void Interface::funB(void)' : pure virtual function was not defined d:\TestCPP\TestCPP.cpp(11) : see declaration of 'Interface::funB' 'void Interface::funA(void)' : pure virtual function was not defined d:\TestCPP\TestCPP.cpp(10) : see declaration of 'Interface::funA'
Thanks
-Sanotsh
//AbstractInterface

[tjpayne]

In other words, every class that inherits from an abstract base class
must provide definitions for each of the 3 virtual functions.

[Mike Hewson]

tj*****@gmail.com wrote:

In other words, every class that inherits from an abstract base class
must provide definitions for each of the 3 virtual functions.

Well, somewhere along the chain of inheritance, anyway. You can't stay
virtual forever. :-)

The 'virtual' means "may be redefined later in a class derived from this
one". The '=0' means "some class derived from this must define the
function". Somewhere along the chain of inheritance, that is.

Stroustrup has a good article somewhere on his website called "A Tour Of
C++" ( pdf ). Go to http://www.research.att.com/~bs/homepage.html

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Cheers
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Hewson::Mike
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