[vtk-developers] VTK Coding Standards, C++11 override and =delete

[Robert Michael O'Bara]

Actually, doesn't override require the member function to be originally declared virtual?

You can't have function declared both can you?

Bob

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> On May 5, 2016, at 3:30 PM, Brad King <brad.king at kitware.com> wrote:
> 
>> On 05/05/2016 04:05 PM, Sean McBride wrote:
>> On Thu, 5 May 2016 15:55:22 -0400, Marcus D. Hanwell said:
>> 
>>> One question I have for style, and I may be a minimalist, but using
>>> the virtual and override keyword for the same declaration seems overly
>>> redundant. The override keyword tells me it is overriding a virtual,
>>> couldn't we just use that? I totally agree on its use, and I know both
>>> are correct, but why not replace virtual with override rather than
>>> keeping both?
>> 
>> Seems like that would greatly complicate maintaining C++03 compatibility.
> 
> C++03 does not require the virtual specifier to be present in overriding
> method declarations either.  Some coding style guides even forbid it.
> 
> -Brad
> 
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