Overloaded function disappears on polymorphism

[ketmar via Digitalmars-d-learn]

On Sat, 24 Jan 2015 18:55:58 +0000, tcak wrote:

> main.d ===================================================
> class Car{
> 	public void makeBeep( char c ){}
> 	public void makeBeep( string s ){}
> }
> 
> class Tesla: Car{
> 	override public void makeBeep( char c ){
> 		writeln("C = ", c);
> 	}
> }
> 
> void main(){
> 	auto t = new Tesla();
> 
> 	t.makeBeep("Model S");
> }
> ===================================================
> 
> Error: function main.Tesla.makeBeep (char c) is not callable using
> argument types (string)
> 
> For Tesla, I expected that makeBeep( string s ) would still be defined.
> Because I have overridden on makeBeep( char c ). Isn't that correct?

nope. overriding overloaded function cancels all overloads. it's by spec.
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