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Inheritance (Ooad)

Inheritance is a fundamental concept in object-oriented programming that allows new classes to be created from existing ones, promoting code reusability and establishing an is-a relationship. There are several types of inheritance, including single, multiple, hierarchical, multilevel, hybrid, and multi-path inheritance. An example demonstrates single inheritance where a Dog class inherits from an Animal class, allowing it to use methods from both classes.

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Inheritance (Ooad)

Inheritance is a fundamental concept in object-oriented programming that allows new classes to be created from existing ones, promoting code reusability and establishing an is-a relationship. There are several types of inheritance, including single, multiple, hierarchical, multilevel, hybrid, and multi-path inheritance. An example demonstrates single inheritance where a Dog class inherits from an Animal class, allowing it to use methods from both classes.

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INHERITANCE

DEFINITION:
 Inheritance is one of the most useful and essential characteristics of object-oriented
programming.

 The existing classes are main components of inheritance. The new classes are
created from existing one.

 The properties of existing classes are simply extended to the new classes.

 It promotes code reusability and establishes an is-a relationship between classes.

TYPES OF INHERITANCE:
 Inheritance types are classified as follows:

1.Single Inheritance

2.Multiple Inheritance

3.Hierarchical Inheritance

4.Multilevel Inheritance

5.Hybrid Inheritance

6.Multi-path Inheritance

Single Inheritance:
 Single inheritance is when a derived class inherits from only one base
class.

Example program:

#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

// Base class
class Animal {
public:
void eat() {
cout << "Animal is eating." << endl;
}
};
// Derived class
class Dog : public Animal
{
public:
void bark()
{
cout << "Dog is barking." << endl;
}
};
int main()
{
Dog d;
d.eat(); // Inherited from Animal
d.bark(); // Defined in Dog
return 0;
}

OUTPUT:
Animal is eating.

Dog is barking.

Explanation:

 Animal is the base class with a method eat().


 Dog is the derived class that inherits from Animal and adds its own
method bark()
 The object d of type Dog can use both methods.

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