Static Versus Dynamic Polymorphism
Let's dive deep into polymorphism in this lesson.
We'll cover the following
Polymorphism
Polymorphism means that an object can have different behaviors.
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Dynamic Polymorphism
- Polymorphism happens at runtime.
- A key feature of object-orientation.
- Based on interfaces and virtual methods.
- Needs one indirection such as a reference or a pointer in C++.
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Static Polymorphism
- Polymorphism happens at compile-time.
- Is not bound to interfaces or derivation hierarchies => Duck Typing
- No indirection such as pointers or references required.
- Static polymorphism is typically faster than dynamic polymorphism.
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