[Dev-C++] Derived Class not redefining function

[Opacki, Joseph]

Can someone please tell me why my main() function isn't accepting the
redefined function of my base class? Everything seems to be compiling
correctly, but the base class printCheck function is executing and not the
derived class function.

Here are the excepts of code:

// -- BASE CLASS -- //
void Employee::printCheck() const
{
cout << "\nERROR: print_check FUNCTION CALLED FOR AN \n"
<< "UNDIFFERENTIATED EMPLOYEE. Aborting program.\n"
<< "Check with the author of the progrm about this bug.\n";
exit(1);
}

// -- DERIVED CLASS -- //
void HourlyEmployee::printCheck()
{
setNetPay(hours * wageRate);

cout <<
"\n__________________________________________________________\n";
cout << "Pay o the order of " << getName() << endl;
cout << "The sum of " << getNetPay() << " Dollars\n";
cout <<
"\n__________________________________________________________\n";
cout << "Check Stub: NOT NEGOTIABLE:\n";
cout << "Employee Number: " << getSSN() << endl;
cout << "Hourly employee.\n Hours Worked: " << hours
<< " Rate: " << wageRate << " Pay: " << getNetPay() << endl;
cout <<
"\n__________________________________________________________\n";
}

// -- MAIN -- //
HourlyEmployee joe;
joe.setName("Mighty Joe");
joe.setSSN("123-65-6547");
joe.setRate(50.20);
joe.setHours(40);
cout << "Check for " << joe.getName() << " for " << joe.getHours() << "
hours\n";
joe.printCheck();
^this call is where thing go crazy

[Per Westermark]

If you look a bit closer at the two methods, you will notice the different
signatures

Employee::printCheck() is const
HourlyEmployee::printCheck() isn't const

/Per W

Post by Opacki, Joseph
Can someone please tell me why my main() function isn't accepting the
redefined function of my base class? Everything seems to be compiling
correctly, but the base class printCheck function is executing and not the
derived class function.
// -- BASE CLASS -- //
void Employee::printCheck() const
{
cout << "\nERROR: print_check FUNCTION CALLED FOR AN \n"
<< "UNDIFFERENTIATED EMPLOYEE. Aborting program.\n"
<< "Check with the author of the progrm about this bug.\n";
exit(1);
}
// -- DERIVED CLASS -- //
void HourlyEmployee::printCheck()
{
setNetPay(hours * wageRate);
cout <<
"\n__________________________________________________________\n";
cout << "Pay o the order of " << getName() << endl;
cout << "The sum of " << getNetPay() << " Dollars\n";
cout <<
"\n__________________________________________________________\n";
cout << "Check Stub: NOT NEGOTIABLE:\n";
cout << "Employee Number: " << getSSN() << endl;
cout << "Hourly employee.\n Hours Worked: " << hours
<< " Rate: " << wageRate << " Pay: " << getNetPay() << endl;
cout <<
"\n__________________________________________________________\n";
}
// -- MAIN -- //
HourlyEmployee joe;
joe.setName("Mighty Joe");
joe.setSSN("123-65-6547");
joe.setRate(50.20);
joe.setHours(40);
cout << "Check for " << joe.getName() << " for " << joe.getHours() << "
hours\n";
joe.printCheck();
^this call is where thing go crazy
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[Hossein Haeri]

Hi Per,

Post by Per Westermark
If you look a bit closer at the two methods, you will notice the different
signatures
Employee::printCheck() is const
HourlyEmployee::printCheck() isn't const

Waw, eagle eyes. But why should it call the const version?

Thanks,
--Hossein