Question

It’s a bit hard to explain in words, so I’ll give an example:

(The following code might have incorrect syntax but it suffices to give an idea)

class A
{
public:
   static void Update(UINT someValue);
};

class B : public A
{
public:
   static void Update(UINT someValue);
};

class C : public A
{
public:
   static void Update(UINT someValue);
};

I know static members function do not override each other,
but let’s suppose they do.
What I want to achieve, is when A::Update(someValue); is called,
It should implicitly call B::Update(someValue), and also C::Update(someValue), as well as call every static void Update(UINT someValue) method of other classes derived from A

Is this possible in one way or another?
And if it is, how would you do it?

Answer 1

I think you should be using composite pattern instead. You can read about it at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composite_pattern and http://www.javacamp.org/designPattern/composite.html