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From: jean@paradim.UUCP (Jean Pierre LeJacq)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: problem with virtual function
Summary: No polymorphism in constructors.
Message-ID: <274@paradim.UUCP>
Date: 21 Aug 90 13:02:42 GMT
References: <9008201757.AA23899@sirius.risc.com>
Organization: Paradigm Software, Milford, NH
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In article <9008201757.AA23899@sirius.risc.com>, ckl@SIRIUS.RISC.COM (Carl K. Lim) writes:
> 
> Hello.  I have this problem: when I'm calling a virtual function from a parent
> class's constructor, it fails to execute the derived class's function.  For
> ...

Virtual member functions can be called in constructors but the
function called will be the one defined in the constructor's
own class. This rule prevents access to partially constructed
objects. See [E&S: 294].

This also applies to destructors.