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

[Zack Weinberg]

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?

zw