Re: [Dev-C++] Derived Class not redefining function

[Per W. <pw...@ia...>]

If you look a bit closer at the two methods, you will notice the different
signatures

Employee::printCheck() is const
HourlyEmployee::printCheck() isn't const

/Per W

On Fri, 17 Oct 2003, Opacki, Joseph wrote:

> Can someone please tell me why my main() function isn't accepting the
> redefined function of my base class?  Everything seems to be compiling
> correctly, but the base class printCheck function is executing and not the
> derived class function.
>
> Here are the excepts of code:
>
> // -- BASE CLASS -- //
>     void Employee::printCheck() const
>     {
>         cout << "\nERROR: print_check FUNCTION CALLED FOR AN \n"
>              << "UNDIFFERENTIATED EMPLOYEE.  Aborting program.\n"
>              << "Check with the author of the progrm about this bug.\n";
>         exit(1);
>     }
>
> // -- DERIVED CLASS -- //
>     void HourlyEmployee::printCheck()
>     {
>         setNetPay(hours * wageRate);
>
>         cout <<
> "\n__________________________________________________________\n";
>         cout << "Pay o the order of " << getName() << endl;
>         cout << "The sum of " << getNetPay() << " Dollars\n";
>         cout <<
> "\n__________________________________________________________\n";
>         cout << "Check Stub: NOT NEGOTIABLE:\n";
>         cout << "Employee Number: " << getSSN() << endl;
>         cout << "Hourly employee.\n Hours Worked: " << hours
>              << " Rate: " << wageRate << " Pay: " << getNetPay() << endl;
>         cout <<
> "\n__________________________________________________________\n";
>     }
>
> // -- MAIN -- //
>     HourlyEmployee joe;
>     joe.setName("Mighty Joe");
>     joe.setSSN("123-65-6547");
>     joe.setRate(50.20);
>     joe.setHours(40);
>     cout << "Check for " << joe.getName() << " for " << joe.getHours() << "
> hours\n";
>     joe.printCheck();
> 	  ^this call is where thing go crazy
>
>
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