Dominance (C++)
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In the C++ programming language, dominance implies a specific behaviour of symbol disambiguation in virtual inheritance. Consider the following example:
class Parent
{
public:
void function();
};
class Child1 : public virtual Parent
{
public:
void function();
};
class Child2 : public virtual Parent
{
};
class Grandchild : public Child1, public Child2
{
public:
Grandchild()
{
function();
}
};
In the Grandchild call to function(), Child1::function is implied, because Child1 is derived from Parent and thus Child1::function "dominates" Parent::function.
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