Polymorphism In C++

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Grinda21

I'm performing research on type systems. In this project, I'm looking into how Variants, structural subtyping, universal polymorphism, and existential polymorphism are used in popular languages. Such functions are available in functional languages such as heskell and ocaml. But I'm curious whether a popular language like C++ has the above features. That is, how C++ was implemented.

variants

structural subtyping

universal polymorphism

Existential polymorphism.
 
Grinda21 said:
I'm performing research on type systems. In this project, I'm looking into how Variants, structural subtyping, universal polymorphism, and existential polymorphism are used in popular languages. Such functions are available in functional languages such as heskell and ocaml. But I'm curious whether a popular language like C++ has the above features. That is, how C++ was implemented.

variants

structural subtyping

universal polymorphism

Existential polymorphism.
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C++ is very powerful in polymorphism. IMO everything imaginable is possible, both static and dynamic polymorphism.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C++#Polymorphism
 
What's the purpose of the thread? Are you looking for some kind of input? This is a trading forum after all. (And yeah, could be a bot...)
 
Snuskpelle said:
What's the purpose of the thread? Are you looking for some kind of input? This is a trading forum after all. (And yeah, could be a bot...)
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It's a bot. Many on ET and they're somehow allowed to post. They create these random posts or just AI generated generic stuff.
 
d08 said:
It's a bot. Many on ET and they're somehow allowed to post. They create these random posts or just AI generated generic stuff.
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you literally made that up without being sure anyways if you know how to read i asked that i am curious that if C++ offers the capabilities listed above.
 
earth_imperator said:
C++ is very powerful in polymorphism. IMO everything imaginable is possible, both static and dynamic polymorphism.
See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C++#Polymorphism
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Yes Thank you for that and also i read about it, here is what i understand that Unions can be seen of as a basic type of variation, but in truth, they are more of a primitive technique for memory layering (and unsafe).

Also in C++, there is no structural typing, let alone subtyping. All of the kinds are nominal.

Templates resemble universal polymorphism on the surface but are fundamentally different. These are essentially glorified macros with minimal to no type checking (like with macros, both checking and code generation happens after expansion).

C++ does not support existential types (there is a limited form in Java, namely wildcards).
 
Grinda21 said:
you literally made that up without being sure anyways if you know how to read i asked that i am curious that if C++ offers the capabilities listed above.
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You thought ET is the best place for computer science discussion? Not any of the SO channels for example?
 
Grinda21 said:
Yes Thank you for that and also i read about it, here is what i understand that Unions can be seen of as a basic type of variation, but in truth, they are more of a primitive technique for memory layering (and unsafe).

Also in C++, there is no structural typing, let alone subtyping. All of the kinds are nominal.

Templates resemble universal polymorphism on the surface but are fundamentally different. These are essentially glorified macros with minimal to no type checking (like with macros, both checking and code generation happens after expansion).

C++ does not support existential types (there is a limited form in Java, namely wildcards).
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You are mistaken b/c templates are strong typed, much like the rest of C++.

Yes, a union allows to see the same memory location via different views. Ie. say as an integer, or as a char.
I don't know what else you expect.

Are you saying C++ has no structure type? Totally wrong as C/C++ is strong with structures and classes.
I have no clue what you mean by subtyping. Maybe inheritance / derivation / subclassing? It's all avail in the language.

"Existential types" are called abstract or generic types inc C++. It's all available.

C++ is a practical language, not an academic-only.
 
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Do yourself a favor. Learn Rust instead. It was designed to essentially be it's replacement (no more memory issues, and no garbage collection). Or if you really want to learn C++, buy this book. It covers C++ 20 and modern practices of the language:

Professional C++ (5th Edition) by Marc Gregoire

Won't let me post Amazon link. First hit on google. Book with a red cover.
 
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