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Inheritance: runtime vs. compile time binding

Mammal. gestate() giveBirth(). human. elephant. rabbit. Inheritance: runtime vs. compile time binding. virtual functions which function is actually called? determined at run-time must call through pointer or reference

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Inheritance: runtime vs. compile time binding

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  1. Mammal gestate() giveBirth() human elephant rabbit Inheritance: runtime vs. compile time binding • virtual functions • which function is actually called? determined at run-time • must call through pointer or reference • word “virtual” not needed in derived classes, but good idea for documenting code • non-virtual functions are bound at compile-time • base classes must have virtual destructor void bearYoung(Mammal * m) { m->gestate(); m->giveBirth(); }

  2. Trees: solving problems • Store keys, support map aka dictionary operations • insert • find • delete • We’ve used arrays/vectors, linked-lists, search trees how find insert delete vector linked list search tree • trees used for directories, expressions, games • class or struct? template or not?

  3. Tree cloning • Return a copy of a tree (who clones?) Tree * clone(Tree * t) { } • can a Tree node clone itself? delete itself? issues? • what about a mirror copy?

  4. Twenty questions (tree applications) Does it have feathers? No Is it a feline? Yes Is it the king of beasts? No Is it a tiger? No I give up, what animal are you thinking of? cheetah Ask a question that has a “yes” answer for a tiger and a “no” answer for a cheetah: does it have stripes … • how to store questions? answers? add to knowledge?

  5. Does it fly platypus robin robin Animal trees • from one node tree to many node tree • different behavior: internal nodes vs. leaves • how can tree be saved to a file (to be read later)? • Who is responsible for asking questions, printing,...

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