Virtuals

In programming, especially in object-oriented design, "Virtuals" refer to methods in a base class that are designed to be overridden by derived classes. They act as placeholders, allowing subclasses to provide specific implementations while maintaining a common interface. This approach enables flexibility and code reuse, as the program can decide at runtime which version of a method to execute based on the object's actual type. Virtual methods are fundamental for achieving polymorphism, allowing objects of different classes to be treated uniformly while still exhibiting unique behaviors.