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FWIW, with C you can do virtual dispatch like this: obj->type->mthd(obj, ...); and that's substantially similar to what happens with virtual dispatch in other languages (but behind the scenes).

Donal Fellows
– Donal Fellows

2012-01-22 15:44:42 +00:00
Commented Jan 22, 2012 at 15:44
@Karl Can you please provide some kind of written reference to start digging deeper?

J L
– J L

2018-07-05 12:51:53 +00:00
Commented Jul 5, 2018 at 12:51
You might want to look at GObject as a good reference implementation.

Karl Bielefeldt
– Karl Bielefeldt

2018-07-05 15:09:06 +00:00
Commented Jul 5, 2018 at 15:09

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