Top "Overriding" questions

Method overriding, in object oriented programming, is a language feature that allows a subclass or child class to provide a specific implementation of a method that is already provided by one of its superclasses or parent classes.

Can you override private functions defined in a base class?

I believe, a derived class can override only those functions which it inherited from the base class. Is my understanding …

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Override identifier after destructor in C++11

Does the override identifier after virtual destructor declaration have any special meaning? class Base { public: virtual ~Base() {} virtual int Method() …

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How to change default ProgressBar circle color on Android

I am currently using an external library in my Android project imported via gradle. This library show a notification bar …

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Overriding vs Virtual

What is the purpose of using the reserved word virtual in front of functions? If I want a child class …

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override on non-virtual functions

The C++11 FDIS it says If a virtual function is marked with the virt-specifier override and does not override a …

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QWidget keyPressEvent override

I'm trying for half an eternity now overriding QWidgets keyPressEvent function in QT but it just won't work. I've to …

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Override JS function from another file

Im trying to override a JS function from Bigcartel. I have no access to the JS file. The original is: …

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How do I override a Python import?

I'm working on pypreprocessor which is a preprocessor that takes c-style directives and I've been able to make it work …

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Why doesn't the compiler complain when I try to override a static method?

I know that we cannot override static methods in Java, but can someone explain the following code? class A { public …

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Overriding class constants vs properties

I would like to better understand why, in the scenario below, there is a difference in the way class constants …

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