Multiple Inheritance

Abstract

As has already been emphasized, inheritance is a natural technique to use when we have a “kind of” relationship; for instance, a cube is a “kind of” solid and a triangle is a “kind of” shape. Sometimes, we would like to construct a derived class with more than one base class. Simple examples abound in the natural world. For instance, if we classify animals into carnivores and herbivores, then we will probably also need an omnivores class, which is derived from both of these, as shown in Figure 13.1.