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Daniel · Guest

I don't understand why the compiler balks at the following:

//---------begin code -----------
template <typename T>
struct Base {
void foo() const {}
};

struct Derived : public Base<Derived> {
void foo(const int arg) const {}
};

int main(){
Derived d;
d.foo(15);
d.foo(); //won't compile... says that the "only candidate function
is void Derived::foo(int) "
}
//-----------end code -----------

It seems to me that the Derived::foo(int) should not hide Base::foo(),
but that's what appears to be happening. I've tried compiling with
IRIX gcc and Linux g++.

Can anyone explain why the compiler won't allow this?

Thanks in advance,
Daniel

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John Moeller · Guest

John Moeller wrote: