Understanding Static Types, Dynamic Types, and Polymorphism in C++
Static Type vs Dynamic Type
A static type is the type declared for an object at compile time. Once the compiler processes the declaration, the static type is fixed and never changes.
A dynamic type refers to the actual type of the object that a pointer or reference points to. Since the compiler cannot know the actual runtime type, the dynamic t ...
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