Questions tagged [polymorphism]
In computer science, polymorphism is a programming language feature that allows values of different data types to be handled in a uniform manner.
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Does function/method overriding occur only when polymorphism is implemented in java?
I am trying to clarify the relationship between Method Overriding and Polymorphism in Java.
From my understanding, overriding happens when a subclass provides its own implementation of a method ...
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Are compilers allowed to merge nested virtual calls inside a "final" class?
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Code design conundrum: runtime polymorphism, templates, compile times, and OpenMP
I'm struggling to finalise the design of my C++17 library.
One of the primary goals is to use runtime polymorphism to allow users to extend or rewrite default features of the library for their own use ...
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Why can’t I efficiently move-construct `std::polymorphic<Base>` from `std::polymorphic<Derived>`?
As I understand it, std::polymorphic<T> and std::indirect<T> are const-propagating wrapper types for an owning ...
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Automatically set timestamps on polymorphic relation table
I have a ProductLandedCost model with a morphToMany relationship to various other models: ...
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How to Unit Test Multi-Stage Member Functions in Polymorphic Classes Used with std::variant?
I have three processor classes that share a common interface for polymorphic behavior using std::variant and std::visit. Each ...
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Is it possible/how to let parent class thread invoke function in child class that overrides parent function?
I am trying to implement a Parent and Child class. The Parent class would start a thread and run a routine function. The Child class would override the routine function if needed.This seems perfectly ...
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Base class and derived classes in Qt
I'm building a Qt wrapper for RtMidi. As starting point I created two separate classes QMidiOut and ...
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What is the formal name for GHC automatically adapting less-constrained functions to more-constrained rank-2 arguments? [closed]
Consider this Haskell code that compiles successfully:
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Issues with polymorphis in Swagger (springdoc) in Spring Boot after upgrading to 3.5
I have created a very simple demo project with one controller endpoint:
Spring Boot 3.5.6
Springdoc 2.8.13
This was working much better in Spring Boot 2.7.x
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Python function change behaviour depending on type of argument
I'm playing around with OOP in Python, and I have something like this:
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MyIntListImpl is not abstract and does not override abstract method getItem() in IMyDummyList [duplicate]
I don't understand why my class that extends an abstract class (which implements an interface) does not override the interface's single method. I get this error when I try to compile:
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How to reproduce C++ deleting destructor for a custom allocator?
I am aware that calling delete this in a member function is not UB in itself. In fact, compiler is doing the very same thing when one calls ...
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Polymorphic deserialize JSON using DI container to create instances
Consider these model classes:
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What does "single run-time representation" mean in Bjarne Stroustrup's description of type erasure in "The C++ Programming Language"?
In The C++ Programming Language - 4th edition, in §25.3 at page 731-732 Bjarne Stroustrup shows a possible implementation of a Vector template class that's been ...
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Kotlin serialize simple class with explicit Serial Name
I've tried to use kotlinx.serialization with the third party Yaml plugin from @charleskorn.
In the past I already did something with Python using pyyaml, where I explicitly set a custom ...
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Is casting from a pointer polymorphic base object to pointer to a derived object via explicit cast and accessing only functions ill-formed? [duplicate]
Given a base/derived class polymorphic relationship (established below via the virtual destructor), if I explicitly (C-style) cast a pointer-to-a-base object to a pointer-to-a-derived object, is this ...
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C++ polymorphism across boundaries in shared libraries
I am developing a simple logic-gate simulation.
For each logic gate type the following class is implemented:
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How to Track Full Update History of TPT Entities in EF Core with MySQL [duplicate]
I'm designing a .NET Core application using EF Core with a MySQL database, following a Table-per-Type (TPT) inheritance strategy.
I have a base Report class with several derived types such as ...
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Why is the base class _vptr incorrect when it is passed as lpvoid to be derefenced later?
My app crashes when I try to pass the base class as lpvoid then typecasting back to the base class, but works fine if I use a different method by passing the pointer to the base class as a function ...
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C++ Polymorphic Iterators in Abstract Base Class with Custom Child Implementations
I'm working on a C++ project where I have an abstract base class Store that represents a container of Bin objects. Each subclass ...
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Inheritance - intended polymorphism isn't working
I have a simple c++ base class and two derived classes:
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Smart pointers and polymorphism - Use in a model class is causing casting issues
I'm attempting to make a game in C++ where pieces will move around a gameboard.
In our team, we're trying to be good and use as much modern methodology as we can, given we've gotten rusty and now have ...
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How to properly implement polymorphism with base class pointers in C++?
I'm learning Object-Oriented Programming in C++ and trying to understand polymorphism with base class pointers.
I created a base class Animal and a derived class <...
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Why does V8 deoptimize certain closures with inline caching despite seemingly monomorphic access patterns?
I'm debugging a performance regression in a hot code path and found that V8 is deoptimizing a function that uses closures in a monomorphic way. Here’s a simplified version of the pattern
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How to separate rendering from logic properly?
I'm trying to create a simple simulation with shapes drawn on the screen. I've heard that it's good practice to separate the logic from the rendering, but I'm still not sure how to handle this ...
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Polymorphism in std::variant when all template types are derived from the same base class
I want to store objects of different types in a std::set and rely on std::set's sorting to later access them by some key ...
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Polymorphic std::format that allows overriding
In order to use C++20's format capabilities with custom types, we have to provide template specializations of std::formatter for ...
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CRTP sub class chosen at run-time [duplicate]
I need a Parent-Child class using CRTP for performance reasons. Something like this:
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Why do I have to override all functions with the same name? [duplicate]
Today I have found an interesting problem. Base is basically a class with well-defined and stable API with virtual functions encouraging to redefine their behaviour:...
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Is "Associated Types with Class" known to have some typos in it? Or are associated types far different today than what the paper describes?
I'm reading Associated Types with Class, and I'm running into code that doesn't seem to be compilable. Is it just a typo in the paper, or is that things have changed a lot since 2004, when the paper ...
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Can I have my cake and eat it w.r.t sequences of polymorphic value types?
I am designing a certain part of a library and considering whether or not to use polymorphic value types of some kind . If you don't know what those are and what the motivation for them might be, see ...
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How can I transform a monolithic state machine into a polymorphic state pattern when each state has unique extended methods and interfaces?
Please excuse me for how long this question is. I tried to shorten it as much as possible while still listing all of the various things I've tried and the problems I've run into.
I have a state ...
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Procedure Overloading with an allocatable variable as parameter in fortran
I am learning oop in Fortran. And I wonder about the interest of overloading type bound procedure when the type of an argument is not known at compile time.
Let me explain, step by step my problem (...
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Spring GraphQL @oneOf input: How to map to polymorphic Java types?
I'm using Spring GraphQL with graphql-java and want to leverage the new @oneOf directive introduced in GraphQL 2022.
Here's a simplified version of my schema:
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How to properly clone an object that contains a polymorphic object which may contain a vector to more of those polymorphic types?
I'm limited to C++17. I need to make a tree structure (not necessarily binary) that can be deep copied into 2 independent clones. Currently, I have an interface Node...
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How to get to polymorphic grandchildren in Rails ActiveRecord
I have an entity that has invoices and offers.
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Add union of subclasses to vector of base class in C++
I have a base class A, and two subclasses B and C which inherit from ...
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Apartment inherits Realty. TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'ownColumns')
I have these models: https://pastebin.com/5d5mvPgF. So I've created an abstract Realty class and Apartment entity class which inherits Realty.
Data source:
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Laravel many to many relation between TWO polymorphic types
I want to create a relationship between parents (which can be Mother or Father models) and their children (Son and Daughter models). For exemple purposes, they are defined like this:
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Can an object that owns a unique pointer be unique pointed to?
I have the following minimal reproducible example where it seems that my unique-pointer-containing object B is not allowed to contain a unique pointer to another ...
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Search duplicate items with the function morphToMany in Laravel
I want to create a routine function in my project.
I've created it in Laravel 10 with Alpine, Tailwind, Livewire and Flowbite.
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How to do an early return of a child in the parent class in OOP
I'm a student programmer and we are learning to use unity. I have this problem in C#.
So I have a weapon class and a chil named gun.
On weapon :
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BeanCreationException in SpringBoot
I have two classes extending the same parent class; AbstractVaultConfiguration. My base classes @override the same two methods ...
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How to prevent code heavily relying on polymorphism from being littered with `make_shared` all over the place?
I am writing a UI framework for a microcontroller, in which I want to do a hierarchical menu system.
For that in particular I have the following classes:
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undefined method `primary_key' for String:Class
Using Signed Global IDs with Polymorphic Select Fields in Rails Forms:
My models:
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WTF there are many definitions for polymorphism
I’m really confused about what polymorphism in OOP actually means. Everyone explains it differently, and I’m not sure which definition is correct:
In some places, polymorphism is explained as dynamic ...
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