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Subject:	Re: vectors of derived objects
Date:	Sat, 03 Mar 2001 15:56:04 GMT
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Martin Smith wrote:

> The vector<class T> template apparently casts all elements in the
> vector as base objects in the situation where class T has classes
> derived from it.  
> 
> I would like to ba able to have the vector elements be able to use
> virtual function calls, so I guess the question is whether there is
> another template other than vector that I don't know about.

This is a question about C++, not DJGPP, so you would have been
better asking on comp.lang.c++.

But the answer is easy: you should use vector<base*> rather than
a vector<base>.  (You can use smart pointers instead of real
pointers if it makes it any easier.)

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