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Sender: "Team Ada: Ada Advocacy Issues (83 & 95)" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 09:38:27 +0000
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Alexander,

Uninteresting bits snipped....

My original comment was:
>>>So what is the difference between a Java Interface and a C++ pure virtual
>>class (apart from the C++ version being less restrictive)?

>At the same time, your
>"C++ versions":
>
>  class GentleThread : public Runnable {
>    ...
>    }
>
>  class BruteThread : public Runnable {
>    ...
>    }
>
>will inherit an identical implementation of the interface Runnable from the
>ancestor class. Do you see the difference?

My point being that pure virtual classes have no implementation. So essentially,
this is the same as a Java interface. You appear to have overlooked the 'pure
virtual class' comment which is very important in relation to your comments.
Certainly if a C++ class called Runnable was *not* a pure virtual class, the
behaviour of that class would be inherited, but as a pure virtual class, there
is no behaviour.


John



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