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Inheritance is the notion that a derived class inherits all the public and protected members of its base class. In other words, we are re-using the existing code in the base class; we need only add the specific overrides required to provide the more specialised behaviour we require of the derived class. Without inheritance, we'd have to write duplicate code in order to cater for the base class functionality we require in our derivatives, and duplicate code adds to the maintenance burden.

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What supports reusability and extensibility of classes in c plus plus?

There are two ways to reuse a class in C++. Composition and inheritance. With composition, any class data member can be an instance of an existing class. With inheritance, we can derive a new class from an existing class. Either way, we create a new class of object with all the properties of the existing class which can be extended and/or replaced with properties of our own.


Does c plus plus supports hierarchical inheritance?

Yes.


How ploymorphism and inheritance is different from that in Java and c plus plus?

C++ allows multiple inheritance while Java does not. In my opinion, multiple inheritance is not useful because it can get very confusing very quick. For polymorphism, C++ does early binding by default, while Java does late binding by default. Late binding is more useful than early binding.


Write a c plus plus programme to illustrate single inheritance?

struct A {}; // base class struct B : A {} // derived class (single inheritance).


How can a constructor be invoked at the time of inheritance in C Plus Plus?

It cannot. Inheritance is a compile-time operation. Constructors are invoked at runtime at the point of instantiation.


Demonstrate single inheritance in C plus plus?

struct base1 { // ... }; struct base2 { // ... }; struct derived1 : public base1 // single inheritance { // ... }; struct derived2 : public base1, public base2 // multiple inheritance { // ... };


What is re usability in c plus plus?

Code reusability can be found in every programming language, it is not a feature that is specific to C++. However, object oriented languages such as C++ give us much better opportunities for code reusability through inheritance. That is, a derived class inherits the public and protected members of its base classes, so we can make use of existing code to provide more specialised implementations. We don't have to continually re-invent wheels to implement base class functionality that already exists. Moreover, shared class libraries allow us to re-use code in more than one application.


What is feature that supported in c c plus plus and java but not in net?

C, C++ and Java are cross-platform languages. NET is for Windows-only.


Which c plus plus supported by window7?

You can download latest version of Visual Studio from microsoft.com


Why is c plus plus language more portable than c language?

They are equally portable. Conditional compilation is supported by both languages.


What are the concepts of object oriented programming in c plus plus?

The concepts of OOP in C++ are the same as for OOP in any other programming language: abstraction, encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism.


How do you implement inheritance in c plus plus?

You implement inheritance by deriving a new class of object from an existing class of object. The existing class is known as the base class of the derived class.Classes declared final cannot be used as bases classes and classes without a virtual destructor (or a virtual destructor override) cannot be used as polymorphic base classes.