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From: Bruce.Hoult@bbs.actrix.gen.nz
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Subject: Re: C++ vs Think C 4.0 Question
Message-ID: <1990Nov27.163703.1323@actrix.gen.nz>
Date: 27 Nov 90 16:37:03 GMT
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In article <1990Nov27.040144.27236@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> jtt@cunixd.cc.columbia.edu (James T. Tanis) writes:
> I'm interested in learning c++, but in reading various stuff about it, I
> have
> yet to encounter the "inherited" scope specifier, ubiquitous in TCL
> programs. Is there, in fact, no way in 'real' c++ to just call the same
> function in a base class?

Correct.  Standard C++ doesn't have the "inherited" keyword.  Apple have added
it to their MPW C++ compiler, but only for objects derived from the special
base class "PascalObject".  They didn't allow it in general useage because
they wanted to "avoid making gratuitous changes to C++".

I'd like to see it as well.