Inheritance.cpp

#include <iostream>



 class Animal{
    public:
        bool alive = true;

    void eat()
    {
        std::cout << "This animal is eating\n";
    }
 };

 class Dog : public Animal{
    public:

    void bark()
    {
        std::cout << "The dog goes woof!\n";
    }
 };

 class Cat : public Animal{
    public:

    void meow()
    {
        std::cout << "The cat goes meow!\n";
    }

 };

int main()
{
    //inheritance = A class can recieve attributes and methods from another class.
    //              Children classes inherit from a Parent class.
    //              Helps to reuse similar code found within multiple classes

    Dog dog;
    Cat cat;

    std::cout << dog.alive << '\n';
    dog.eat();
    dog.bark();

    std::cout << cat.alive << '\n';
    cat.eat();
    //cat.bark(); wont work,.bark() is something only the Dog class can do
    cat.meow();


    return 0;
}