🦄 C++ Inheritance + Polymorphism

This example shows how a base class passes properties to derived classes through inheritance, and how polymorphism lets a base pointer call overridden methods at runtime.

📚 Example: Combined Inheritance & Polymorphism

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💡 Pro Tip: Always declare the base method as virtual to enable runtime method overriding. Otherwise, base class methods get called no matter the object type.

🔧 Syntax Breakdown

class Dog : public Animal — Inherits publicly from Animal
virtual void speak(); — Declares method for polymorphism
void speak() override; — Derived class overrides the method
Animal* ptr = &derivedObject; — Base pointer to derived object
ptr->method(); — Calls overridden method at runtime