virtual method

English

Noun

virtual method (plural virtual methods)

1. (object-oriented programming) A method whose behavior can be overridden within an inheriting class by a method with the same signature.

   Synonym: virtual function

   Hyponym: pure virtual function

   Coordinate term: virtual class

Translations

object-oriented programming

• Finnish: virtuaalimetodi, virtuaalifunktio
• French: fonction virtuelle (fr), méthode virtuelle (fr)
• Swedish: virtuell metod c

See also

• vtable