From: Nathan Sidwell <nathan@codesourcery.com>
To: Kevin Atkinson <kevina@gnu.org>
Cc: Mark Mielke <mark@mark.mielke.cc>, gcc@gcc.gnu.org
Subject: Re: RFC: New C++ Attribute: final
Date: Mon, 01 Mar 2004 10:20:00 -0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <40430E61.7000205@codesourcery.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.44.0402290149380.30657-100000@kevin-p3.atkinson.dhs.org>
Kevin Atkinson wrote:
> Well yes I got the name from Java. But that doesn't mean that it can't be
> useful is C++ also. Furthermore this attribute is mainly an
> optimization so your program will still be correct without it.
In Java, the point of 'final' is to say 'not virtual', because all
non static member functions are implicitly virtual. In C++ there's no need.
The point of virtual functions is to allow old code to call new code,
your 'final' proposal subverts that behaviour.
what is its point?
nathan
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Thread overview: 55+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2004-02-29 5:50 Kevin Atkinson
2004-02-29 6:51 ` Mark Mielke
2004-02-29 6:56 ` Kevin Atkinson
2004-03-01 10:20 ` Nathan Sidwell [this message]
2004-03-01 13:51 ` Per Abrahamsen
2004-03-01 20:58 ` Kevin Atkinson
2004-03-01 23:05 ` Robert Dewar
2004-03-01 14:51 ` Jeff Sturm
2004-03-01 15:02 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-01 15:04 ` Nathan Sidwell
2004-03-01 18:53 ` Joe Buck
2004-03-02 10:01 ` Nathan Sidwell
2004-03-01 19:39 ` Jeff Sturm
2004-03-01 19:57 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-01 20:18 ` Joe Buck
2004-03-01 20:57 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-01 21:22 ` Joe Buck
2004-03-01 21:40 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-02 16:59 ` Alexandre Oliva
2004-03-02 17:33 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-02 22:54 ` Alexandre Oliva
2004-03-02 23:24 ` Daniel Berlin
2004-03-03 0:09 ` Richard Henderson
2004-03-03 0:23 ` Dale Johannesen
2004-03-03 0:33 ` Richard Henderson
2004-03-03 0:39 ` Dale Johannesen
2004-03-03 0:27 ` Alexandre Oliva
2004-03-03 0:57 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-03 3:53 ` Alexandre Oliva
2004-03-03 11:08 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-03 16:49 ` Alexandre Oliva
2004-03-03 17:34 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-03 18:12 ` Joe Buck
2004-03-03 19:04 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-03 0:52 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-03 1:51 ` Joe Buck
2004-03-03 11:37 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-01 18:45 ` Joe Buck
2004-03-01 18:56 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-01 19:11 ` Joe Buck
2004-03-01 19:48 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-01 20:09 ` Joe Buck
2004-03-01 20:37 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-01 18:34 ` Joe Buck
2004-02-29 7:18 ` Phil Edwards
2004-03-01 6:15 ` Kevin Atkinson
2004-03-01 8:04 ` Kevin Atkinson
2004-03-02 20:58 ` Matt Austern
2004-03-02 21:24 ` George Garvey
2004-03-03 1:21 ` Gabriel Dos Reis
2004-03-02 23:10 ` Joe Buck
2004-03-03 0:30 ` Alexandre Oliva
2004-03-01 19:03 Cheng, Cheuk
2004-03-01 19:34 Chris Lattner
2004-03-03 0:33 Robert Dewar
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