Vtables What is the cost for using virtual functions and why do some feel this is a good reason for not using C++ in embedded systems? Let’s look at a typical implementation by compilers.

I have read in several books (including a book on using QT toolkit) warning about using C++'s virtual function because of performance penalty.But they are quite vague on why this is so. Can ...

When I'm using the this pointer in the base class to call a virtual function it basically ignores the virtual part and treats the class as just normal inheiratance.<BR><BR>Is this the normal ...