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Using base pointers on DerivedClass class objects
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#include <iostream>
#include <cstring>
using namespace std;
class BaseClass {
char author[80];
public:
void put_author(char *s) {
strcpy(author, s);
}
void show_author() {
cout << author << endl;
}
} ;
class DerivedClass : public BaseClass {
char title[80];
public:
void put_title(char *num) {
strcpy(title, num);
}
void show_title() {
cout << "Title: ";
cout << title << endl;
}
};
int main()
{
BaseClass *p;
BaseClass baseObject;
DerivedClass *dp;
DerivedClass derivedObject;
p = &baseObject;
p->put_author("Tom Clancy");
p = &derivedObject;
p->put_author("William Shakespeare");
baseObject.show_author();
derivedObject.show_author();
cout << endl;
dp = &derivedObject;
dp->put_title("The Tempest");
p->show_author();
dp->show_title( );
return 0;
}
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