If you want to define one object that's similar (but not identical) in structure and behaviour to another, you do so through inheritance. If you then have an array of similar objects, you can have C++ decide which particular behavious to use on each element in turn and this is known as polymorphism. In C++, you can define a type of object that inherits its behaviour from seveal others if you wish, and you can group toghether a whole lot of similar types of objects into modules - both of these are more advanced facilities that we cover in this module.

This topic is presented on public courses C++ for C Programmers, C and C++ Programming

accom2.cpp	Class storing strings within an object
accom3.cpp	An array of objects
accom4.cpp	An array of objects
accomchooser.cpp	Class using classes and derived classes with inheritance
beasts.cpp	Definition of polymorphic class methods
beasts.h	Definition of polymorphic class headers
hotel.cpp	Class member code
hotel.inc	Class descriptor
loader	Complete first Polymorphism example
makefile	Compile / Load instructions for examples in this module
melkshamhotel.cpp	Derived class member code
melkshamhotel.inc	include file to define melkshamhotel
regionhotel.cpp	Derived class member code
regionhotel.inc	include file to define region hotel
testh.cpp	First denmo of polymorphism
testh2.cpp	Demo of polymorphism across an array
tinin.cpp	base class, extended class, test code