> Virtual member functions are what corresponds to OOP methods. So C++ has methods. > If you use derived objects as their actual derived type (not through a b

> Virtual member functions are what corresponds to OOP methods. So C++ has methods. > If you use derived objects as their actual derived type (not through a base reference), then you're using those functions I can use objects through a reference to derived, which still requires dynamic dispatch. > Identifiers declared in the derived class scope simply shadow like-named definitions in base classes, period. That is regardless of access. Which is a hack.