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From: dmmg1176@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (David M Marcovitz)
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Subject: Re: Think C polymorphism problem
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Date: 7 Mar 91 19:17:32 GMT
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dmmg1176@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (David M Marcovitz) writes:


>I am using Think C 4.0 with TCL.  I have a superclass CFoo with
>subclasses CBar and CBaz.  CFoo has the following methods:

>I thought that by calling TheAuxMethod, the correct TheAuxMethod (from
>the subclass, CBar or CBaz) would run.  That is not happening.  The
>CFoo TheAuxMethod is getting called; it is not being overriden.

>How can I call TheAuxMethod from one of CFoo's methods and have it be
>overridden by CBar or CBaz's TheAuxMethod?

Sorry, it was my fault.  My superclass methods had slightly different
names than my subclass methods.  I changed the names, and it works
now.   Thanks to those who responded.

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