How to call a parent class function from derived class function?

Question

How do I call the parent function from a derived class using C++? For example, I have a class called parent, and a class called child which is deri

Answer 1

In MSVC there is a Microsoft specific keyword for that: __super

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MSDN: Allows you to explicitly state that you are calling a base-class implementation for a function that you are overriding.

// deriv_super.cpp
// compile with: /c
struct B1 {
   void mf(int) {}
};

struct B2 {
   void mf(short) {}

   void mf(char) {}
};

struct D : B1, B2 {
   void mf(short) {
      __super::mf(1);   // Calls B1::mf(int)
      __super::mf('s');   // Calls B2::mf(char)
   }
};

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