Re: [GD-General] Overloading method in derived class

[Parveen K. <pk...@al...>]

I can't seem to find the relevant section in the standard.  (Didn't try to
hard).


But GOTW #5 explains the problem well:

http://gotw.ca/gotw/005.htm



"[RULE] When providing a function with the same name as an inherited
function, be sure to bring the inherited functions into scope with a "using"
declaration if you don't want to hide them."



On Wed, 4 Feb 2004 19:14:56 +0100 gam...@li...
wrote:

> Hello all,

> I know this is a C++ specific question but i don't know how=20

> to search the answer in google.

> 

> I have the following code :

> struct Toto { void Add(int x){} };

> 

> struct Titi : public Toto { void Add(int x, int y){} };

> 

> int main ()=20

> 

> {=20

> 

> Titi titi;

> 

> titi.Add(1);

> 

> }

> 

> And both MSVC 7 and gcc give me=20

> 

> error : 'Titi::Add' : function does not take 1 parameters

> 

> sure i could write titi.Toto::Add(1); and this will work but=20

> 

> i want to avoid such a pain.

> 

> is it a C++ specification problem or a compiler problem ?

> 

> Thanks

> 

> ------------------------

> 

> Lagarde S=E9bastien

> 

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