SimpleClass.h
class SimpleClass
{
int i;
public:
SimpleClass() : i(0) {}
SimpleClass(int j) : i(j) {}
friend std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const SimpleClass&);
};
SimpleClass.cpp
#include <ostream>
#include "SimpleClass.h"
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const SimpleClass& obj)
{
out << "SimpleClass : " << obj.i << '\n';
return out;
}
Base and Derived Classes.h
class BaseClass
{
protected:
int i;
public:
BaseClass() : i(0) {}
BaseClass(int j) : i(j) {}
virtual void print(std::ostream& out) const { out << "BaseClass : " << i << '\n'; }
};
class DerivedClass : public BaseClass
{
int j;
public:
DerivedClass() : BaseClass(), j(0) {}
DerivedClass(int m, int n) : BaseClass(m), j(n) {}
void print(std::ostream& out) { out << "DerivedClass : " << i << ' ' << j << '\n'; }
};
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream&, const BaseClass&);
Base and Derived Classes.cpp
#include <ostream>
#include "Base and Derived Classes.h"
std::ostream& operator<<(std::ostream& out, const BaseClass& obj)
{
obj.print(out);
return out;
}
main.cpp
#include <iostream>
#include "SimpleClass.h"
#include "Base and Derived Classes.h"
int main()
{
SimpleClass simple(10);
std::cout << simple;
BaseClass base(100);
std::cout << base;
DerivedClass derived(100, 200);
std::cout << derived; // Doesn't call derived.print(), but base.print() instead. Why ?
}
virtual void print(std::ostream& out) const
is not overridden by
void print(std::ostream& out)
(because of const
).
You forgot the const
on the definition of print
in the derived class.
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