Re: Question about interfaces
sip.address@gmail.com wrote:
When creating interfaces and implementations, the usual thing is doing
somethign like
class Interface {
public:
virtual void f() = 0;
virtual void g() = 0;
};
class Imp1 : public Interface {
public:
void f();
void g();
};
So we can have Interface* if = new Imp1; and so on..
But we could also use private inheritance:
class Imp1 {
protected:
void f();
void g();
};
class Interface : private Imp1 {
public:
void f() { Imp1::f(); }
...
};
Note, the above is effectively the same as composition.
class Imp1 {
public:
void f();
void g();
};
class Interface {
Imp1 imp;
public:
void f() { imp.f(); }
};
What are the advantages/disadvantages of each?
The old "inheritance versus composition" question. This isn't strictly a
C++ question. Do a Google search on that term and you will get a
plethora of opinions.
Any advise?
"Favor object composition over class inheritance" (GoF)
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