Subj : Re: OO compilers and efficiency
To   : comp.programming
From : rhedin
Date : Tue Jul 19 2005 10:30 am

Hi Brian.

You didn't say what OO language you were thinking of, but my favorite
treatment of how C++ is typically implemented is Bruce Eckel's.

Thinking in C++, Bruce Eckel, 1995.  The section is called "How C++
Implements Late Binding."  The contents say it starts on p. 545, but in
the text it starts on p. 541.

As to getters and setters, I believe smart compilers simply do the
assignment.  If your get routine does something more complicated, it
actually gets called.

                                              Regards,

                                              Rick

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