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Derived classes are frequently accessed through a base class pointer in the code. The template pattern provides a public API through the base class and provides virtual functions which can be overloaded in derived classes to specialise functionality. These virtual functions should not be publicly accessible themselves, but may need to be used explicitly by further derived classes in order to extend functionality and minimise code duplication. As such they should be made protected, rather than public or private.
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[ ] Functions and classes, or changes to them, are documented.[ ] User guide/documentation is updated.-
Changelog is updated. [ ] Suitable tests added for new functionality.-
Contributed code is correctly formatted. (See the contributing guidelines). [ ] License added to any new files.-
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