# cxxFunctionPureVirtual

Identifies a function as pure virtual.

## Description

A function that uses the pure-specifier is a pure virtual function.This element has two mandatory attributes; name and value that default to `"pure virtual"`.

See: ISO/IEC 14882:2003(E) 10.4 Abstract classes [class.abstract]

## Contained by

cxxFunctionDefinition

## Contains

## Content Model

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## Inheritance

topic/state reference/state apiRef/apiQualifier apiOperation/apiQualifier cxxFunction/cxxFunctionPureVirtual

Parent topic: cxxFunction module