C++ - const keyword in methods and overload

Question

for which reason this program:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;
class Base {
public:
  Base() { cout << "Costruttore Base" << endl; }
  virtual void foo(int) { cout << "Base::foo(int)" << endl; }
  virtual void bar(int) { cout << "Base::bar(int)" << endl; }
  virtual void bar(double) { cout << "Base::bar(double)" << endl; }
  virtual ~Base() { cout << "Distruttore Base" << endl; }
};
class Derived : public Base {
public:
  Derived() { cout << "Costruttore Derived" << endl; }
  void foo(int) { cout << "Derived::foo(int)" << endl; }
  void bar(int) const { cout << "Derived::bar(int)" << endl; }
  void bar(double) const { cout << "Derived::bar(double) const" << endl; }
  ~Derived() { cout << "Distruttore Derived" << endl; }
};
int main() {
  Derived derived;
  Base base;
  Base& base_ref = base;
  Base* base_ptr = &derived;
  Derived* derived_ptr = &derived;
  cout << "=== 1 ===" << endl;
  base_ptr->foo(12.0);
  base_ref.foo(7);
  base_ptr->bar(1.0);
  derived_ptr->bar(1.0);
  derived.bar(2);
  return 0;
}

In the call base_ptr->bar(1.0); is called Base::bar(double), instead in the derived_ptr->bar(1.0); is called Derived::bar(double) const.

I understood that is about the const keyword, but I don't understand why the compiler is choosing different overloaded functions.

If I remove the const keyword, everything is working as expected, calling in both cases the Derived::bar

Answer 1

That's because const changes the signature of the function, so they're different. Either make both the base class and derived class const or not, otherwise one won't override the other.