Re: [Monotone-devel] dumb question - node::clone()

[Timothy Brownawell]

On Sun, 2007-06-24 at 19:37 -0700, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> On 6/24/07, Timothy Brownawell <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Sun, 2007-06-24 at 10:30 -0700, Zack Weinberg wrote:
> > > Do the clone() methods for dir_node and file_node do anything that the
> > > respective copy constructors wouldn't do?
> >
> > They're virtual functions, which means that you can call clone() on a
> > node* (which will actually point to a dir_node or file_node), and get a
> > new dir_node or file_node as appropriate. Using a copy constructor
> > directly means that you have to know in advance what type you're trying
> > to get.
> 
> I should have been clearer.  *Other than that*, is there any difference?

Other than that, no, there shouldn't be a difference.


-- 
Timothy

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