Re: [orbitcpp-list] to hell with inheritance ;)

[Phil D. <ph...@us...>]

Andreas Kloeckner wrote:
> 
> Example:
> 
>     A
>    / \
>   B   C
>    \ /
>     D
> 
> In this case, the compiler might generate something like: (A,B,C
> straightforward, with inheritance)
> 
> class D : B {
>   operator C { reinterpret_cast... blah... }
>   stub_of_C_1(blah) { reinterpret_cast<C *>(this)->stub_of_C_1(blah); }
>   stub_of_C_2(blah) { reinterpret_cast<C *>(this)->stub_of_C_2(blah); }
>   ...
>   rest of D
> };
> 
> what do you think?
> 

Yep, I was coming to that conclusion today on the train home from work.
BTW, what does virtual inheritance do if you don't define any virtual
methods?

Phil.