Navigating C++ and Object-Oriented Design

14.9. Key Point Summary

• Multiple inheritance allows classes to inherit from more than one base.

• Multiple inheritance may be either public, private, protected, or a combination.

• The class definition of a multiply-derived class determines the initialization order of its bases.

• Multiple inheritance has the potential for ambiguities that should be resolved.

• Members (functions and data) in a derived class with the same name as base class members dominate all base class versions. Dominance resolves ambiguities; lack of dominance causes ambiguities.

• Public inheritance and virtual functions combined with multiple inheritance provide polymorphism for multiply-derived objects.

• There are three structural patterns for multiply-derived classes: distinct base classes, ...