Inheritance
 

What is inheritance in C++ ?

Inheritance in Object Oriented Programming can be described as a process of creating new classes from existing classes. New classes inherit some of the properties and behavior of the existing classes. An existing class that is "parent" of a new class is called a base class.

Inheritance is the property of OOP by which the features of one class can be shared by another class. It's a basic property of OOP along with Abstraction, Encapsulation and Polymorphism.

Inheritance in Object Oriented Programming can be described as a process of creating new classes from existing classes. New classes inherit some of the properties and behavior of the existing classes. An existing class that is "parent" of a new class is called a base class.