title: What does slicing mean in C++?
body: <p>It is mentioned in C++ FAQ site -- "larger derived class objects get sliced when passed by value as a base class object", what does slicing mean? Any sample to demonstrate?</p>
  
  <p><a href="http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/value-vs-ref-semantics.html#faq-31.8" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.parashift.com/c++-faq-lite/value-vs-ref-semantics.html#faq-31.8</a></p>
  
  <p>I am using VSTS 2008 + native C++ as my development environment.</p>