gfortrans handling of type bound procedures of polymorphic types

[Tilo Schwarz]

On Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:09:52 +0200, Tobias Burnus <burnus@net-b.de> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> Tilo Schwarz wrote:
>> since I currently "explore" the Fortran OOP features I was wondering,  
>> how gfortran handles type bound procedures of polymorphic types. So the  
>> one question is (just out of curiosity): Are the polymorphic features  
>> of Fortran handled by the same mechanisms which are used for C++? So if  
>> I define a polymorphic type and attach a procedure which is overridden  
>> in a derived type - does this look like the equivalent C++ (virtual  
>> function) definition at some point in the compiler (midend?)
>
> Yes and no. The way Fortran (the language) implements it is surely  
> influenced by how C++ does it, though I believe it was more influenced  
> by other languages.
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Thank you for your very detailed answer!

Regards,

	Tilo