c++: can vector<Base> contain objects of type Derived?

Question

The title pretty much says it all. Basically, is it legal to do this:

class Base {
    //stuff
}

class Derived: public Base {
    //more stuff
}

vector<         


        

Answer 1

No, the Derived objects will be sliced: all additional members will be discarded.

Instead of raw pointers, use std::vector >.