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dereferencing pointer to base

Vam
dereferencing a pointer to base always provides a base-class slice even if
the object pointed to was of a derived type, correct?
Jul 23 '05 #1
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Vam wrote:
dereferencing a pointer to base always provides a base-class slice even if
the object pointed to was of a derived type, correct?


Slicing occurs when a value is extracted. If dereferencing yields
a reference, then no, slicing does not happen. A reference can be
used polymorphically just as well as a pointer.

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