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Inheritance vs. Composition

Explore the concepts of inheritance and composition in object-oriented programming using C++. Understand how inheritance models an is-a relationship while composition represents a has-a relationship. Analyze when to apply each approach to build flexible, reusable code structures and support new software components.

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Code reusability is a fundamental concept in object-oriented programming. We can achieve this by creating relationships between different classes. In this lesson, we will discuss two important concepts that are used for building relationships:

  • Inheritance
  • Composition

In inheritance, an object acquires the characteristics of one or more (in the case of multiple inheritances) objects. We extend the derived class from the base ...