Re: Double dispatch (makes no sense!)

saneman wrote:
> I am trying to use double dispatch in the below code:
>
> #include <iostream>
>
> class Box;
> class Sphere;
>
>
> class geometry_type
> {
> public:
>   virtual void haps(geometry_type* other)=0;
>   virtual void collideWith(Box* other)=0;
>   virtual void collideWith(Sphere* other) = 0;
> };
>
> class Box : public geometry_type
> {
> [...]
>   virtual void collideWith(Sphere* other) {
>     std::cout << "Sphere collision with Sphere" << std::endl;

Are you sure this output reflects the actual pairing of the
types here?

>   }
> };
> [..]
>
> What goes on in the last two calls?

Instead of looking at debug printouts, step through your code
in a debugger to make sure the correct function is called.

V
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