CHAPTER 6
Inheritance
C++ allows you to build complex software applications in a number of ways. One of the most common is the object-oriented programming (OOP) paradigm. Classes in C++ are used to provide a blueprint for objects that contain your data and the operations that can be carried out on that data.
Inheritance takes this a step further by letting you construct complex hierarchies of classes. The C++ language provides various different features you can use to organize your code in a logical manner.
Recipe 6-1. Inheriting from a Class
Problem
You’re writing a program that has a natural is-a relationship between objects and would like to ...
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