virtual method

English

Noun

virtual method (plural virtual methods)

(object-oriented programming) A method whose behavior can be overridden within an inheriting class by a method with the same signature.
Synonym: virtual function

Hyponym: pure virtual function

Coordinate term: virtual class

Translations

object-oriented programming

Finnish: virtuaalimetodi, virtuaalifunktio
French: fonction virtuelle (fr), méthode virtuelle (fr)
Swedish: virtuell metod c

See also

vtable

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