Re: use of vtbl

"Cristian Zoicas" <zoicasc@hotmail.com>
4 Aug 2002 11:45:43 -0400

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From: "Cristian Zoicas" <zoicasc@hotmail.com>
Newsgroups: comp.compilers
Date: 4 Aug 2002 11:45:43 -0400
Organization: CINECA
References: 01-08-021
Keywords: C++, practice, comment
Posted-Date: 04 Aug 2002 11:45:42 EDT

Michael BANTLE wrote,


> Is there any simple explanation out there on how to use the vtbl of
> a class directly. The only compiler I found with easy to use
> information on this topic is Microsoft's VC++:


Hello Michael...


Please don't do this ( unless you know EXACTLY what you are doing)...
it is against the elementary norms of pogramming.


Cristi
[I gather that the C++ standards committee came very close to defining
the structure of a vtbl, so portable code could mess with them. I
suspect you'll find that no matter which compiler you use, the vtbls are
all about the same. -John]

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