[C++-sig] Re: Pyste bug - static member functions...

Nicodemus nicodemus at globalite.com.br
Tue Jun 17 13:39:52 CEST 2003


David Abrahams wrote:

>Nicodemus <nicodemus at globalite.com.br> writes:
>
>  
>
>>>I also like Dave's suggestion to use the term 'final' to denote virtual
>>>functions that  are not expected to be overloadable from Python.
>>> 
>>>      
>>>
>>I considered it too, but I thought that "no_override" was more
>>clear. What you guys think?
>>    
>>
>
>WWJD - What Would Java Do?
>
>I think it depends on whether "final" on a Java method means you can
>write a new (non-virtually-dispatched) one of that name or not.
>

I believe that in this context, "final" has the same meaning as in 
Java... I do not like it much because the meaning is not obvious from 
the word alone, but perhaps using a familiar term to some other 
programmers might be better than coming up with a new one?





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