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  1. Jul 31, 2019 · A pure virtual function or pure virtual method is a virtual function that is required to be implemented by a derived class if the derived class is not abstract. When a pure virtual method exists, the class is "abstract" and can not be instantiated on its own.

  2. A pure virtual function must be implemented in a derived type that will be directly instantiated, however the base type can still define an implementation.

    • A class is abstract if it has at least one pure virtual function. Example. In the below C++ code, Test is an abstract class because it has a pure virtual function show().
    • We can have pointers and references of abstract class type. For example, the following program works fine. C++ #include using namespace std; class Base {
    • If we do not override the pure virtual function in the derived class, then the derived class also becomes an abstract class. The following example demonstrates the same.
    • An abstract class can have constructors. For example, the following program compiles and runs fine. C++ #include using namespace std; class Base {
  3. Jul 21, 2024 · A pure virtual function makes it so the base class can not be instantiated, and the derived classes are forced to define these functions before they can be instantiated. This helps ensure the derived classes do not forget to redefine functions that the base class was expecting them to.

  4. A pure virtual function doesn't have the function body and it must end with = 0. For example, class Shape { public: // creating a pure virtual function virtual void calculateArea() = 0; }; Note: The = 0 syntax doesn't mean we are assigning 0 to the function.

  5. Classes with one or more pure virtual functions are considered to be abstract, and cannot be instantiated; only derived classes which define, or inherit definitions for, all pure virtual functions can be instantiated.

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  7. The role of pure virtual functions. One Shape subclass is instantiated and upcast to a Shape pointer, s, and passed to a function. The Shape pure virtual function needed for two reasons: The compiler will search the symbol table for the draw function beginning with the Shape entry. Compilation fails if it can't find a draw function. The next ...