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CSCI-1200/lectures/25_inheritance/students/student_test2.cpp
Jidong Xiao 34f972e3f4 destructor
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#include <iostream>
#include <string>
class Human {
private:
std::string name;
int age;
int sleep_hours;
public:
Human(std::string n, int a, int s) : name(n), age(a), sleep_hours(s) {}
void introduce() {
std::cout << "Hello, I am " << name << ", and I am " << age << " years old.\n";
}
void sleep() {
std::cout << name << " is " << age << " years old who sleeps " << sleep_hours << " hours a night.\n";
}
};
class Student : public Human {
public:
/* in C++, when a derived class inherits from a base class,
* the base class's constructor must be called to initialize its members.
* This is because the base class may contain private or protected members
* that are not directly accessible by the derived class.
* Therefore, the derived class relies on the base class's constructor to properly initialize these members. */
Student(std::string n, int a, int s) : Human(n, a, s) {}
};
int main() {
// Creating instances of each class with member variables
Human h("Alice", 30, 8);
Student s("Bob", 20, 5);
// Introducing Humans
std::cout << "--- Human introducing ---\n";
h.introduce(); // Output: Hello, I am Alice, and I am 30 years old.
std::cout << "--- Student introducing ---\n";
s.introduce(); // Output: I am a student. My name is Bob, and I am 20 years old.
// Showing sleep behavior
std::cout << "--- Human sleep ---\n";
h.sleep(); // Output: Alice is 30 years old and sleeps 8 hours a night.
std::cout << "--- Student sleep ---\n";
s.sleep(); // Output: Bob is a student, and they sleep 5 hours a night.
return 0;
}