static virtual

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From: Hallvard B Furuseth
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 12:59

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Why are static virtual functions illegal?  This would be useful for
functions such as `virtual int SymbolTable::compare(char *, char *)'.
It's a waste to pass a pointer to `this' to those functions.

And while I'm writing: How about static virtual variables?  These would
be useful for per-class data such as a "description" fields for a class.
Maybe only const variables should be allowed though.
--

Hallvard

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