Chapter 12. Derived Classes
Do not multiply objects without necessity. | ||
| --W. Occam | ||
Concepts and classes — derived classes — member functions — construction and destruction — class hierarchies — type fields — virtual functions — abstract classes — traditional class hierarchies — abstract classes as interfaces — localizing object creation — abstract classes and class hierarchies — advice — exercises.
Introduction
From Simula, C++ borrowed the concept of a class as a user-defined type and the concept of class hierarchies. In addition, it borrowed the idea for system design that classes should be used to model concepts in the programmer’s and the application’s world. C++ provides language constructs that directly support these design notions. Conversely, ...
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