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authorEduardo Habkost2020-10-03 04:54:22 +0200
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docs/devel/qom: Use *emphasis* for emphasis
<emphasis> is not valid reST syntax. Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com> Reviewed-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <f4bug@amsat.org> Reviewed-by: Paolo Bonzini <pbonzini@redhat.com> Message-Id: <20201003025424.199291-5-ehabkost@redhat.com> Signed-off-by: Eduardo Habkost <ehabkost@redhat.com>
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@@ -174,17 +174,17 @@ dynamically cast it to an object that implements the interface.
Methods
=======
-A <emphasis>method</emphasis> is a function within the namespace scope of
+A *method* is a function within the namespace scope of
a class. It usually operates on the object instance by passing it as a
strongly-typed first argument.
If it does not operate on an object instance, it is dubbed
-<emphasis>class method</emphasis>.
+*class method*.
Methods cannot be overloaded. That is, the #ObjectClass and method name
uniquely identity the function to be called; the signature does not vary
except for trailing varargs.
-Methods are always <emphasis>virtual</emphasis>. Overriding a method in
+Methods are always *virtual*. Overriding a method in
#TypeInfo.class_init of a subclass leads to any user of the class obtained
via OBJECT_GET_CLASS() accessing the overridden function.
The original function is not automatically invoked. It is the responsibility