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From: rlk@rational.com (Bob Kitzberger)
Subject: Re: Help to translate from ADA 2 C/C++
Date: 1996/04/08
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Date: 1996-04-08T00:00:00+00:00
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Robert Gelb (rgelb@csulb.edu) wrote:
: I am having a hell of a time trying to translate this ADA program into 
: C/C++.  Maybe someone can help me.

What is C/C++ ? 

: type person(sex:gender);
: type car;
: type person_name is access person;
: type car_name is access car;

Simple.  Define a class for "person".  Define two subclasses, one for
"male person" and one for "female person".  Define a class for "car",
and as many subclasses as you see fit.

Now define a class for "car-owning person", and multiply inherit
from the car class and the person class.

By now you should have a nice deep inheritance tree, with multiple
inheritance to boot ;-)  Pretty whizzy, eh?  As an added feature,
it exemplifies misuse of inheritance.

Kids, don't do this at home...

--
Bob Kitzberger	      Rational Software Corporation       rlk@rational.com