Keep the private on your own
#include <iostream>
#include <string.h>
using namespace std;
class Base {
public:
Base(char *message) { strcpy(Base::message, message); };
void show_base(void) { cout << message << endl; };
private:
char message[256];
};
class Derived: public Base {
public:
Derived(char *dmsg, char *bmsg) : Base(bmsg) {
strcpy(message, dmsg);
};
void show_derived(void)
{
cout << message << endl;
show_base();
};
private:
char message[256];
};
int main(void)
{
Base some_base("This is a base");
Derived some_derived("Derived message", "Base message");
cout << "The size of the base class is " << sizeof(some_base) << " bytes" << endl;
cout << "The size of the derived class is " << sizeof(some_derived) << " bytes" << endl;
}
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