Re: Clone function (pure virtual base class)
Originally Posted by
Oliver M.
The OP obviously does not want to create a typical clone function. I think he wants to create an object of a type that is defined dynamically by the type of another object. Thus he wants to 'clone' the type of an object with different data.
Maybe some kind of class factory e.g. like the MFC RuntimeClass would be appropriate here?!
In which case, I'd strongly suggest thinking up a different name for the function, just to avoid confusion down the line.
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