Let's assume in an hypothetical example that I have a parent class (number) with two children classes (real and complex).
I would like to define a sum function for these classes, using dynamic dispatch.
Both real and complex would have its own sum method (VI) that would perform different operations, as real and complex numbers are different beasts.
If I understood correctly, the normal way to do this in OOP is for each of these methods to have one dynamic dispatch input, and a static input of its own type.
Problem: Labview won't let me do this !
I first define a dummy dynamic-dispatch input method for the parent class number, but only the first input can be dynamic-dispatched so the second one is statically typed as number.
Then, when I create override methods in my two children classes real and complex, the second (static) input stays as number (the type of the parent class). This is not right, because then I cannot access the private data of the child class of type real or complex that will be wired to the second (static) input.
What is the usual solution to this (usual) problem ?
