A derived type inherits the components and primitive subprograms defined in its ancestor types; it can add new components and subprograms, as well as override the inherited subprograms. Dynamic dispatching within a derivation class can be efficiently implemented using dispatch tables (Section 8.13).
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(2009). Interfaces and Multiple Inheritance. In: Ben-Ari, M. (eds) Ada for Software Engineers (Second Edition with Ada 2005). Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-314-3_17
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