• D newb <as asg.oe> May 08 2008
• "Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> May 08 2008
• Pedro Ferreira <ask me.pt> May 08 2008

D newb <as asg.oe> writes:

When I run my program I get the following output:

Error: hidden method called for ports.OutBound

How do I know which is the hidden function call? I tried ddbg but it won't
allow me to insert commands after the error.

OutBound is a sub-class of Port which in turn is a subclass of Thread.

"Steven Schveighoffer" <schveiguy yahoo.com> writes:

"D newb" wrote
 When I run my program I get the following output:

 Error: hidden method called for ports.OutBound

 How do I know which is the hidden function call? I tried ddbg but it won't 
 allow me to insert commands after the error.

 OutBound is a sub-class of Port which in turn is a subclass of Thread.


This is due to the class OutBound overriding a function from Port or Thread, 
but not overriding all overloads.

For example:

class A
{
    void foo(){}
}

class B: A
{
   void foo(int x){}
   // didn't override foo(), so it is a hidden function
}

A a = new B;
a.foo(); // throws hidden func error.

To rectify this situation, have B overload foo(), or alias A's foo into B:

class B : A
{
   void foo() {}
   void foo(int x) {}
}

or

class B : A
{
   alias A.foo foo;
   void foo(int x) {}
}

You need to translate to your specific class hierarchy.

-Steve 

Pedro Ferreira <ask me.pt> writes:

D newb escreveu:
 When I run my program I get the following output:
 
 Error: hidden method called for ports.OutBound
 
 How do I know which is the hidden function call? I tried ddbg but it won't
allow me to insert commands after the error.
 
 OutBound is a sub-class of Port which in turn is a subclass of Thread.


Try compiling with "-w". That should warn you about calling hidden methods.