From 2907658870244137276 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: f78e5,8c9f1307b83ac2db X-Google-Attributes: gidf78e5,public From: Colin Rafferty Subject: Re: Q: virtual functions not overridable anymore? Date: 1997/09/10 Message-ID: #1/1 X-Deja-AN: 271427584 References: <01bcb109$1e790180$433574cf@worldnet.worldnet.att.net> <3404A0AE.6F7E@Eng.Sun.COM> <5uimip$l56@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net> <340D93AA.643A@Eng.Sun.COM> <01bcb951$ea80a440$909c389d@mtayler> <5v1i5j$qrg$1@mail.pl.unisys.com> X-Original-Date: 10 Sep 1997 11:30:46 -0400 X-Face: ByE+UMAp1klWR3?\RNGx(A-~Ri!YT%C6M!sxoJL+.;9`Q/|+dj7[KR>gGMyV.2qZeot0NI`4\MA^_Qg`F9=+Ox&zaE?Y9dV%F~Xzf';Zyk2Aobs.uu^Ey0_C6^~q';G#$HkA!ZAHXPpG-"*|Dd*Z4U$4y{{aI0c%75}i~Of(jxYtI[uIpYF<*Zoe|\*/ufb Originator: austern@isolde.mti.sgi.com X-Y-Zippy: Of course, you UNDERSTAND about the PLAIDS in the SPIN CYCLE -- Organization: - X-Auth: PGPMoose V1.1 PGP comp.std.c++ iQBVAwUBNBbvkky4NqrwXLNJAQE/hQH/U2sWTRu3B74DPKJfd2qGNMvnoyqr6OGJ F0o0gg7njrLB76tKx0ZJagtCOv/djLDJqGfVdC+XbSEmFlV4165aHg== =VRRu Newsgroups: comp.std.c++ In article <5v1i5j$qrg$1@mail.pl.unisys.com>, Brett writes: > In article , Colin Rafferty wrote: >> Steve Clamage gave a lucid example of why this is a bad idea. I have >> yet to see an example of why this is useful. I cannot imagine a >> real-life use for `final', other than due to a poorly designed base >> class. > Have you taken a look at the Java 1.02 API? I think the number of virutal > functions that are eventually defined final in a derived class number in the > hundreds. This is not the only deficiency of Java. > Personally, I think that a function should almost never be defined final > because it cancels out much of the usefulness of object-oriented code design. > I want to be able to extend and modify my classes as much as possible. That is exactly my point. It is fascistic for a subclass designer to override the design of the base class designer. -- Colin --- [ comp.std.c++ is moderated. To submit articles: Try just posting with your newsreader. If that fails, use mailto:std-c++@ncar.ucar.edu comp.std.c++ FAQ: http://reality.sgi.com/austern/std-c++/faq.html Moderation policy: http://reality.sgi.com/austern/std-c++/policy.html Comments? mailto:std-c++-request@ncar.ucar.edu ]