virtual copy constructor

puzzlecracker · Jan 25, 2005

why there is not virtual constructor exist?
if it did what would be possible uses?

Ian McCulloch · Jan 27, 2005

puzzlecracker said:
why there is not virtual constructor exist?

Because it has no possible uses. Derived constructors must call a base
class constructor anyway, making it virtual would have no effect.

if it did what would be possible uses?

See answer to first question.

Ian

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