Paul Pluzhnikov wrote: > Andreas Schallenberg <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> X * ptr; >> cout << "type is " << typeid(*ptr).name() << endl; > > Just a word of caution: if X doesn't have virtual functions, > typeid(*ptr) will "answer" X even if "ptr" points to a subclass of X. > ...
Good point! It is wise to have at least the destuctor virtual for the candidate classes. This is sufficient to make the RTTI work, AFAIK. RU, Andreas _______________________________________________ help-gplusplus mailing list help-gplusplus@gnu.org http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/help-gplusplus
