Virtual vs override functions

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I made a class that inherits from a superclass and need to overwrite some functions. Both

override void example_function();

and

virtual void example_function();

seems to work. What is the difference and which one should I use?

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In the superclass, the function should be declared as

virtual void example_function();

In the class that inherits, override should almost always be used:

override void example_function();

If for any reason example_function is updated / removed in the superclass, the developer will get a compile error in all classes that overrides the virtual function. If virtual was used, no compile error would appear and the developer would be lured into false sense of security.

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