RFC: New C++ Attribute: final

[Jeff Sturm]

On Mon, 1 Mar 2004, Nathan Sidwell wrote:
> Kevin Atkinson wrote:
> > Well yes I got the name from Java.  But that doesn't mean that it can't be
> > useful is C++ also.  Furthermore this attribute is mainly an
> > optimization so your program will still be correct without it.
>
> In Java, the point of 'final' is to say 'not virtual', because all
> non static member functions are implicitly virtual. In C++ there's no need.

If a base class declares a method 'virtual' in C++, can a derived class
override the modifier, such that calls to the overridden method do
not require vtable dispatch?

Jeff