Re: [boost] Double free from UTF

Subject: Re: [boost] Double free from UTF
From: Gennadiy Rozental (rogeeff_at_[hidden])
Date: 2009-09-29 05:05:57

Steve M. Robbins <steve <at> sumost.ca> writes:

> 
> On Tue, Sep 29, 2009 at 08:12:39AM +0200, Juergen Hunold wrote:
> 
> > And as mentioned in another thread, using virtual destructors and 
> > getting rid of the (now even old-style casts ( ) might be a much 
> > better idea.
> 
> I second this.  The current code using an "if" statement and down
> casting seems stunningly bad design, to me.  What's wrong with
> the straightforward polymorphic approach?

Cause there is nothing polymorphic about the test_unit/test_case class usage.

Gennadiy