Using C++, how to call a base class method from a derived class method and apply this to an object passed as an argument?
- by Chris
I can't figure out how to call a base class method from a derived class method but concurrently applying this method call at an object passed as argument.
What I mean is this:
class Animal
{
virtual void eat(Animal& to_be_eaten) = 0;
};
class Carnivores: public Animal
{
virtual void eat(Animal& to_be_eaten) { /*implementation here*/}
};
class Wolf : public Carnivores
{
virtual void eat(Animal& to_be_eaten)
{ /*call eat method(of Base class) of Base to_be_eaten here*/ }
}
I thought of something like this
dynamic_cast<Carnivores&>(to_be_eaten).eat(*this) //and got a segmentation fault
Is there any way for this to be done?
Thank you!
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