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object of a baseClass referenced to a derived class

Oct 4, 2014 at 9:55pm
Sharan123 (352)
what is the difference between


 
 
  BaseClass Base=new DerivedClass()

AND
BaseClass Base=new BaseClass()
Oct 4, 2014 at 10:00pm
MiiNiPaa (8886)
You probably meant BaseClass* Base

The difference is that in first case pointer will actually point to the derived object and virtual function will be executed based on real type of the object.
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