C++ design with static methods
- by user231536
I would like to define as class X with a static method:
class X
{
static string get_type () {return "X";}
//other virtual methods
}
I would like to force classes which inherit from X to redefine the get_type() method
and return strings different from "X" (I am happy if they just redefine get_type for now).
How do I do this? I know that I cannot have virtual static methods.
Edit: The question is not about the type_id, but in general about a static method that
should be overriden. For example
class X {
static int getid() {return 1;}
}
