The C++ Programming Language, Special Edition

Chapter 15. Class Hierarchies

	Abstraction is selective ignorance.
	--Andrew Koenig

Multiple inheritance — ambiguity resolution — inheritance and using-declarations — replicated base classes — virtual base classes — uses of multiple inheritance — access control — protected — access to base classes — run-time type information — dynamic_cast — static and dynamic casts — casting from virtual bases — typeid — extended type information — uses and misuses of run-time type information — pointers to members — free store — virtual constructors — advice — exercises.

Introduction and Overview

This chapter discusses how derived classes and virtual functions interact with other language facilities such as access control, name lookup, free store management, constructors, ...