C1390: Implicit virtual function

[DISABLE, INFORMATION , WARNING, ERROR]

Description

The 'virtual' keyword is needed only in the base class's declaration of the function; any subsequent declarations in derived classes are virtual by default.

Example

  class A{ //base class

   public:

    virtual void f(void){ glob=2; } //definition of a

                                    //virtual function

};

  class B : public A{ //derived class

   public:

    void f(void){ glob=3; } //overriding function

                            //IMPLICIT VIRTUAL FUNCTION

};

Example2:

  class A{ // base class

   public:

    virtual void f(void){ glob=2; } //definition of a

                                    //virtual function.

};

  class B : public A{ //derived class

   public:

    virtual void f(void){ glob=3; } //overriding function:

                                    //'virtual' is not

                                    // necessary here

};

Example3:

  class A{ //base class

   public:

    virtual void f(void){ glob=2; } //definition of a

                                    //virtual function.

};

  class B : public A { //derived class

   public:

    void f(int a){ glob=3+a; } // not overriding function

};

Tips

A derived class's version of a virtual function must have the same parameter list and return type as those of the base class. If these are different, the function is not considered a redefinition of the virtual function. A redefined virtual function cannot differ from the original only by the return type.