When a Virtual Member Function of a Class in a Class

question 3

Multiple Choice

When a virtual member function of a class in a class hierarchy is invoked through a pointer to an object in the class hierarchy, the compiler will select the member function to be invoked

• A)from the class of the object that is pointed to.
• B)from the class of the type of the pointer.
• C)from the base class of the inheritance hierarchy.
• D)from the derived class of the base pointer object.
• E)None of the above

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