| inheritance |
| List of: | Glossary Items | |
| Subjects: | C++ Interface | |
| Contents: | Glossary | |
| Inheritance is the process by which a derived, child C++ class can use the methods and data definitions of its parent class. In ACIS, for example, all child classes of ENTITY inherit methods from ENTITY, such save, restore, debug, and many other methods. See also instance. | |||||