> class beatha{public:virtual ~beatha(){};}
> class duine:public beatha{};
> class gael: public duine {};
>
> beatha *pd=new gael;
> if(typeid(pd)==typeid(duine)
> {       cout<<"duine";
> }
> ...
> does "duine" get printed here or not?

No. pd denotes an object of exact type "gael".
This is not the same type as "duine".
[Note "beatha" is polymorphic]

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