Why can't structs be derived from?

[Simen kjaeraas]

On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 22:37:13 +0100, Steven Schveighoffer  
<schveiguy at yahoo.com> wrote:

> On Wed, 16 Mar 2011 17:24:34 -0400, Simen kjaeraas  
> <simen.kjaras at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I agree. I also prefer alias this, both for its flexibility and its
>> distinctiveness. I just felt that the slicing problem is trivially  
>> fixed,
>> and thus need not be a part of the discussion.
>
> The slicing problem is not encountered in this example.  Pointing at the  
> base of a derived object does not slice the object.  Your rule is too  
> strict ;)

True. I was thinking of the problem of the missing vtable. Related, but
not quite the slicing problem.


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Simen