I have come across this virtual Keyword in C programming, but actually how it will helpful for the programmers.
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2"I have come across this virtual Keyword in C programming..." Please share a citation so we can see it in context. – Raymond Chen Feb 24 '22 at 05:09
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see here: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/6844471/virtual-functions-in-c – Mike Feb 24 '22 at 05:39
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Since your question is tagged with the C language, maybe you're confused.
The word virtual is not a keyword in C. It is a keyword in C++, but it is not part of the C language at all -- not even a reserved word. You can use it as an identifier if you like. But don't, because you will limit your program's ability to be ported to C++.
In C++ it is used to declare a class member function that is polymorphic.
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