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#include <iostream>
#include <ostream>
#include <typeinfo>

class base {
public:
  virtual ~base() {}
};

class derived : public base {};


int main()
{
  base* b = new derived;
  std::cout << typeid(*b).name() << '\n';      
  std::cout << typeid(base).name() << '\n';    
  derived* d = new derived;
  std::cout << typeid(*d).name() << '\n';      
  std::cout << typeid(derived).name() << '\n'; 
}

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