To simulate inheritance in C what would be the better solution?
1. Use the base Structure as a member of the derived one?
2. Copy and paste the declarations for the base structure into the derived structure?
3. Other option I haven't thought of?
Any links in general to OOP with C?
silk.odyssey
I would guess 2..seems tediouse ofcourse....which is why C++ exsists
Here's one:Originally Posted by silk.odyssey
http://ldeniau.home.cern.ch/ldeniau/html/oopc/oopc.html
7. It is easier to write an incorrect program than understand a correct one.
40. There are two ways to write error-free programs; only the third one works.*
I generally use option 1. Something like:
Code:struct foo { int somedata; int somemoredata; }; struct bar { struct foo basedata; int additionaldata; };
If you understand what you're doing, you're not learning anything.
You could just choose not to do this with C, but you're on the right track. Do a bit of Google searching to find answers to specific questions, but I found a decent article that will get you started.
Thanks for the tips and the links. I am not thinking of doing anything too complex though. For that learning C++ would be a better option for me. I would prefer avoiding c++ because i prefer simpler languages. With c++ there are too many rules and exceptions to learn. With C I think I will be better able to understand what the code does. What I want is not necesarily to implement C++'s object model in C but maybe to think in an Object oriented way while coding in C. I think structures for encapsulation and void pointers for polymorphism would work well enough. I don't want the code to get too complicated because that would make c++ a better option.
silk.odyssey
