late binding for most drived class

[mschellens]

Does a c++ compiler use late or early binding for
member calls of the last class in a hierachy when
invoked through a pointer of this classes type?
Thanks,
marc

class A
{
public:
virtual void a() {}
}

class B: public A
{
public:
void a() {}
}

int main()
{
B* b = new B();
b->a();
return 0;
}

[John Harrison]

ms********@gmail.com wrote:

Does a c++ compiler use late or early binding for
member calls of the last class in a hierachy when
invoked through a pointer of this classes type?
Thanks,
marc

class A
{
public:
virtual void a() {}
}

class B: public A
{
public:
void a() {}
}

int main()
{
B* b = new B();
b->a();
return 0;
}

All the C++ language specifies is that B::a is called. Whether this is
accomplished though early or late binding is a matter for the compiler
you are using. YMMV.

john