Thread: Keyword Super

Does anyone know the mingw keyword for super (referring to inheritance)?

super doesn't exist in C++ you just use the name of the base as in

BaseClassName::Func();

but then I may have misunderstood the question. It's been known to happen

Originally posted by johnnie2
Does anyone know the mingw keyword for super (referring to inheritance)?

Isnt that Java?

I've never seen 'super' used in C++, Java, yes, but not C++.

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Hmm, triple concurrence - that's a first.

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... or was it quadruple?

super is not a keyword is C++, and I think you mean "Super Class", which means "Base Class", and neither super nor base are C++ keywords...

Originally posted by Fordy
Isnt that Java?

Yes it's Java...
super is a keyword in Java, but not in C++.

Thanks to all for the disturbingly quick replies.

Originally posted by Fordy
Isnt that Java?

Yes, I immediately remembered Java when I discovered I needed to jump up a class (not necessarily to the topmost base class) and set out to find the C++ counterpart. Interestingly enough, I found this in the C++ reference section, but I couldn't convince mingw to recognize the keyword, hence the question. I suppose a nonexistent keyword is a good reason. Does anyone know to what MSDN is referring here?

still... the C++ counterpart is to use the base class name. _super must be a VC++ thing

Alright, just for fun, is there a way to emulate super and jump up a class or must you explicitly name the upper class all the time?

how bout putting this in the class cpp file:

#ifdef super
#undef super
#define super BaseClassName
#endif

I know it sucks so does the whole idea.