Debugging Error

[Dave2013]

Hey all, in my program I have a Parent class Employee and a class that derives from it. In the Employee parent class I have a virtual function. In my main.cpp file I use polymorphism to create a pointer variable of class Employee and set it equal to the reference address of my derived class object. When I try and call my function using the Employee pointer it should call the function that is in my derived Class. But in the output console all I see is "lldb" and a thread break point that highlights the function in the derived class .cpp file that Im trying to call.
Heres the code incase my explanation is confusing :)

main.cpp

#include <iostream>
#include "Employee.h"
#include "Dave.h"

int main(int argc, const char * argv[])
{
    Dave d("David McMahon", 21, "Caherleaheen Tralee", 8.65);
    d.displayEmployee();
    
    
    Dave k("Kevin O Shea", 34, "Tralee", 12.45);
    
    Employee *e = &k;
    e->displayName();
    
    
    return 0;
}

Employee.h

#ifndef Inheritance_Employee_h
#define Inheritance_Employee_h

#include <iostream>
#include <string>

class Employee
{
private:
    std::string name;
    int age;
    std::string address;
    float salary;
    
public:
    Employee(std::string n, int a, std::string addr, float s);
    ~Employee();
    
    void displayEmployee();
    
    virtual void displayName()
    {
        std::cout << "\nName of this object is: " << name << std::endl;
    }

};


#endif

Dave.cpp (derived class)

#include "Dave.h"

Dave::Dave(std::string n, int a, std::string addr, float s): Employee(n,a,addr,s)
{
}

Dave::~Dave()
{
}

void Dave::displayName()
{
    std::cout << "\nVirtual Function in class Dave" << std::endl;  // Thread break point at this function
}

If anyone could help me with this error/breakpoint I would appreciate it!

[fafner]

Are you using XCode? If so you might have created a breakpoint by accident at that line. When breakpoints are enabled you have to manually step through them, so thats why your program is hanging.

[moorecm]

Dave.h?
Employee.cpp?

(Then we can try it ourselves.)


BTW, base class destructors should be virtual.

[Dave2013]

Yes Im using XCode and Id say your right! :) and yes moorecm there is a Dave.h file there but seeing as its just a header file for the functions and constructors I thought Dave.cpp would be enough to post. Thanks guys! :)

[Dave2013]

Really moorecm? I did not know that, Thanks! :) Im still a noob when it comes to C++..only been learning it for a few days. :)