Re: multiple inheritance

Fons Rademakers ((no email))
Wed, 28 Jan 1998 23:02:39 +0100 (MET)


Hi Selim,

just make sure that class A is also mentioned in LinkDef.h file for
export to the interpreter. ClasDef/ClassImp is not needed for dictionary
generation (it is needed for linking ROOT meta class system to the
CINT dictionaries so you can use ROOT RTTI etc.).

Cheers, Fons.
>
> Dear all,
>
> I have the following problem:
>
> 1) I have a >class A<, which is a baseclass and does not inherit from
> TObject in anyway -- it just doesnt need to.
> This class compiles well to an object file.
> 2) >class B< is a class, that has inherited from TObject.
> This class complies well to a .o and a .so file
> 3) I now want to construct a >class C<, which inherits from >class A< and
> from >class B<.
> therefor I advise the linker to link the object file of >class A< into
> the .so file of >class C<
> -> finally everything compiles/links and I get my .so file
>
> Rem: >class B< and >class C< were constructed as it was required in the
> manual -> ClassImp/Classdef
>
> So far, so good,.. I now load >class C< into root, and can even create
> Objects with this type,.. I can access members of >class B< --> but
> members of >class A< are not known to root,..
>
> Is there a way to solve this? I cant let >class A< inherit from TObject,
> as a ambiguity arises in >class C<,..
>
> Best Regards
> Selim
>
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