[OT] I'm from Missouri.

[v4vijayakumar]

No, I'm not from Missouri, but I have seen this in the comp.lang.c++
faqs [6.9]. Are there any reasons to keep this with the question?

Just curious.

 

[Marcelo Pinto]

No, I'm not from Missouri, but I have seen this in the comp.lang.c++
faqs [6.9]. Are there any reasons to keep this with the question?

Just curious.

It is [6.10] as a matter of fact. I am curious too.

 

[Victor Bazarov]

No, I'm not from Missouri, but I have seen this in the comp.lang.c++
faqs [6.9]. Are there any reasons to keep this with the question?

Just curious.

It is [6.10] as a matter of fact. I am curious too.

Old code:

class A {
public:
virtual ~A() {}
virtual void foo(int); // whatever
};

void bar(A* pa) { // library function
pa->foo(42);
}

New code:

class B : public A {
void foo(int); // new code = new behaviour
};
...

A *pa = new B;
..
bar(pa); // making old code call new code

V

 

[Pete Becker]

No, I'm not from Missouri, but I have seen this in the comp.lang.c++
faqs [6.9]. Are there any reasons to keep this with the question?

It's just a bit of humor. Missouri is the "show me" state, so "I'm from
Missouri" here means "I won't believe it until I see an example."

--

-- Pete
Roundhouse Consulting, Ltd. (www.versatilecoding.com)
Author of "The Standard C++ Library Extensions: a Tutorial and
Reference." (www.petebecker.com/tr1book)

 

[Default User]

No, I'm not from Missouri, but I have seen this in the comp.lang.c++
faqs [6.9]. Are there any reasons to keep this with the question?

It's just a bit of humor. Missouri is the "show me" state, so "I'm
from Missouri" here means "I won't believe it until I see an example."

That's just the sort of hard-headed SOBs that we are.





Brian

 

[Marcelo Pinto]

Old code:

class A {
public:
virtual ~A() {}
virtual void foo(int); // whatever
};

void bar(A* pa) { // library function
pa->foo(42);
}

New code:

class B : public A {
void foo(int); // new code = new behaviour
};
...

A *pa = new B;
..
bar(pa); // making old code call new code

Thanks Victor, but my doubt (and I believe the OPs too) was regarding
the expression "I'm from Missouri". That didn't make any sense to me,
but it has already been solved by Pete Becker.

Thank you anyway,

 

[Mike Wahler]

bar(pa); // making old code call new code

my doubt (and I believe the OPs too) was regarding
the expression "I'm from Missouri". That didn't make any sense to me,

It's a 'local' expression, which is probably only known
by (most) people in the U.S. Each U.S. state has a
'nickname', Missouri's is "The Show-Me State", 'show me'
describing the (supposedly) prevalent attitude of the
inhabitants to be "I must see it before I believe it".
How Missourians achieved this reputation, I don't know.
I suppose a web search might reveal the history, if
you're interested.

-Mike

 

[mlimber]

No, I'm not from Missouri, but I have seen this in the comp.lang.c++
faqs [6.9]. Are there any reasons to keep this with the question?

It's just a bit of humor. Missouri is the "show me" state, so "I'm from
Missouri" here means "I won't believe it until I see an example."

As someone once said, we nerds often confuse clever with funny. ;-)

Cheers! --M