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, ...
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