RFC: New C++ Attribute: final

[Nathan Sidwell]

Jeff Sturm wrote:
> 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?
Only when the dynamic type can be determined at compile time.

 From a programmer's perspective, why is it desirable to remove the
virtuality?

nathan

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