Consider the code :
#include <stdio.h>
class Base {
public:
virtual void gogo(int a){
printf(" Base :: gogo (int) \n");
};
virtual void gogo(int* a){
printf(" Base :: gogo (int*) \n");
};
};
class Derived : public Base{
public:
virtual void gogo(int* a){
printf(" Derived :: gogo (int*) \n");
};
};
int main(){
Derived obj;
obj.gogo(7);
}
Got this error :
>g++ -pedantic -Os test.cpp -o test test.cpp: In function `int main()': test.cpp:31: error: no matching function for call to `Derived::gogo(int)' test.cpp:21: note: candidates are: virtual void Derived::gogo(int*) test.cpp:33:2: warning: no newline at end of file >Exit code: 1
Here, the Derived class’s function is eclipsing all functions of same name (not signature) in the base class. Somehow, this behaviour of C++ does not look OK. Not polymorphic.