i wanna know ina easy way what do we ,mean by inheritance and hybrid inheritance in c++
babuliy 0 Newbie Poster
mrnutty 761 Senior Poster
There are so so many tutorials online about this. I'm not sure what you are confused by. As a quick glimpse, consider the following code:
//base class
struct Base{
int x;
virtual ~Base(){};
};
//inherit properties and method from Base class
struct Derived: Base{
int y;
};
After the derived class inherits from the base class you can access things in base class from derived class. For example,
Derived object;
object.y = 0;
object.x = 0; //this is the base class variable but the base class is part of derived class
That's very brief tutorial, you should really invest in a book or use online and do some research. Hope that helps.
CGSMCMLXXV 5 Junior Poster in Training
Shortly, inheritence refers to extending/changing the functionality of a class without reimplementing the class. That means, if you have class A and you want to add more (or to change) functionality, you define class B: (inheritance access level: public, protected or private) A which is read as "B inherits A". Depending on the inheritance access level you have or not access to some members of class A (called base or parent class) in class B (called derived or child class).
When you have a cascade of inheritance, it is called multilevel inheritance (e.g., C inherits B which inherits A).
When you inherit more than one class, it is called multiple inheritance (take care of the diamond problem).
When you combine a multilevel inheritance with single inheritance, it is called hybrid inheritance (e.g., D inherits B and C, with B inheriting A).
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