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If there was a base class DeriveMe that had a function virtual void DoSomething(int) and a class that inherits DeriveMe called DerivedThat that had a function void DoSomething(SomeEnum)…would the DerivedThat override the base class DoSomething because enums evaluate to ints during compile time in C++?
I could try this by making DoSomething pure virtual and compile/run it to see if it works but this is my first stackoverflow question so I’d rather just ask it.
No,
DerivedThatwill hide the function from the base class, since the signatures don’t match.enums do not evaluate toint, as they are a distinct type.See the C++ FAQ, sections 23.9 and 29.19.