Dominance (C++)

In the C++ programming language, dominance implies a specific behaviour of symbol disambiguation in virtual inheritance. Consider the following example:

class Parent ;

class Child1 : public virtual Parent ;

class Child2 : public virtual Parent ;

class Grandchild : public Child1, public Child2 ;

In the Grandchild call to function(), Child1::function is implied, because Child1 is derived from Parent and thus Child1::function "dominates" Parent::function.

Category: Object-oriented programming Category: C++