Re: gdb, c++ & namespaces

[Robert Zeh <rzeh at efs-us dot com>]

Michael Elizabeth Chastain wrote:

> eli> The manual doesn't mention "static type" and "dynamic type" in the
> eli> section that describes "set pruint".  I think it should, if this
> eli> terminology is to be widely accepted.
>
> I don't know what the popular usage in the C++ community is.
> I don't want to invent new phrases if there are existing phrases.
>
> I checked "The C++ Programming Language" and it does not have
> any nice phrases to distinguish "the type that the pointer says"
> versus "the type that the object in memory has".
>
> Michael C
>
>  
I believe "static type" and "dynamic type" are the correct phrases to 
use.  They correspond nicely to C++'s static_cast and dynamic_cast 
operators.  They also match Stroustrup's discussion in section 24.2.3 of 
"The C++ Programming Language" (3rd edition).  He refers to the runtime 
types as the dynamic type, and type known at compile time as the static 
type.

Robert Zeh