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Status Future consideration
Created by Guest
Created on Dec 15, 2020

RSARTE: Auto generate getter for type descriptor

We do a lot of checking based o type descriptors Eg

D_SomeClass.getTypeDesc().isKindOf(&RTType_D_SomeBaseClass)

However the getTypeDesc() is a function we have to create ourself. This is a virtual function that must be overwritten in each subclass. Due to multiple inheritance layes this overwriting can't be imposed (no virtual abstract), and thus errorProne.

If should be possible to specify that the getTypeDesc function should be generated
automatically by RSA

Idea priority Medium
RFE ID 147417
RFE URL
RFE Product Rational Software Architect Real Time Edition