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Inheritance in Cpp

Inheritance in C++ allows a child class to use properties and functions of a parent class, promoting code reuse and establishing relationships between classes. There are several types of inheritance including single, multilevel, multiple, hierarchical, and hybrid. Benefits of inheritance include reduced redundancy, easier code management, and a logical structure that mirrors real-life relationships.

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Inheritance in Cpp

Inheritance in C++ allows a child class to use properties and functions of a parent class, promoting code reuse and establishing relationships between classes. There are several types of inheritance including single, multilevel, multiple, hierarchical, and hybrid. Benefits of inheritance include reduced redundancy, easier code management, and a logical structure that mirrors real-life relationships.

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INHERITANCE IN C++ (Simple Explanation)

What is Inheritance?

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Inheritance means one class (child) can use the properties and functions of another class (parent).

It helps in code reuse and shows relationship between classes like "is-a".

Real-Life Example:

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Animal -> Base class (parent)

Dog -> Derived class (child)

Dog is an Animal, so it inherits basic things like eat(), sleep().

Basic Syntax in C++:

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class Animal {

public:

void eat() {

cout << "Eating..." << endl;

};

class Dog : public Animal {

public:

void bark() {

cout << "Barking..." << endl;


}

};

Types of Inheritance in C++:

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1. Single - One base -> One derived (Dog from Animal)

2. Multilevel - Derived becomes base again (Puppy from Dog from Animal)

3. Multiple - One class, multiple bases (Child from Mother, Father)

4. Hierarchical - Multiple classes from one base (Dog, Cat from Animal)

5. Hybrid - Mix of above types

Examples:

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1. Single Inheritance:

class Animal {

public:

void eat() {

cout << "Eating..." << endl;

};

class Dog : public Animal {

public:

void bark() {

cout << "Barking..." << endl;

};
2. Multilevel Inheritance:

class Animal {

public:

void eat() {

cout << "Eating..." << endl;

};

class Dog : public Animal {

public:

void bark() {

cout << "Barking..." << endl;

};

class Puppy : public Dog {

public:

void weep() {

cout << "Weeping..." << endl;

};

3. Multiple Inheritance:

class Father {

public:

void height() {
cout << "Tall height" << endl;

};

class Mother {

public:

void eyes() {

cout << "Brown eyes" << endl;

};

class Child : public Father, public Mother {

public:

void skinTone() {

cout << "Fair skin tone" << endl;

};

Benefits of Inheritance:

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- Code Reuse

- Reduces Redundancy

- Easy to manage code

- Logical structure like real life

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