Object Oriented Programming with C++, Second Edition

SUMMARY

• We cannot specify a base class more than once in a derived class.
• An inheritance scheme (type) where there is only one base class and only one derived class can be termed as single inheritance.
• When a class inherits properties from two different classes, such inheritance is called multiple inheritance.
• When a class is derived from some class, which in turn is derived from another class, such inheritance may be called as multilevel inheritance.
• An inheritance scheme (type) where there is one base class and many derived classes is termed as hierarchical inheritance.
• Hybrid inheritance is a combination of multiple inheritance and multilevel inheritance. A class is derived from two classes as in multiple inheritance. However, one of the ...