Hi Conrad,
TFile::GetSize was non virtual in 3.02. We changed it to a virtual
function in version 3.03
Rene Brun
Conrad Steenberg wrote:
>
> Hi
>
> I have a class, similar to TWebFile, that derives from TFile. I can get
> it to read the file from a remote source, but it seems like the
> TFilee::GetSize() method gets called, instead of my derived GetSize()
> method. The class definition looks like this:
>
> class TCWebFile: public Clarens, public TFile
> {
> private:
> // Some stuff
>
> public:
> //...
> Seek_t GetSize() const;
> };
>
> and in the implementation:
>
> Seek_t TCWebFile::GetSize() const
> {
> // Return maximum file size to by-pass truncation checking.
> cout<<"GetSize()"<<endl;
> return kMaxInt;
> }
>
> When I create my TCWebFile object, I get
>
> Error in <TCWebFile::GetSize>: cannot stat the file <...>
> Error in <TCWebFile::TFile>: cannot stat the file <...>
>
> which looks suspiciously like the output from TFile.cxx:730, where
> TFile::GetSize() is defined.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Cheers!
>
> Conrad
>
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