FIGURE 3: C++ example of Multiple Inheritance
 
const int LEN = 80;
 
class student
  {
  private:
    char school[LEN];
    char degree[LEN];
  public:
    void getedu()
      {
      cout << "Enter name of school: ";
      cin >> school;
      cout << "Enter highest degree: ";
      cin >> degree;
      }
    void putedu()
      {
      cout << "\n School or university:  " << school;
      cout << "\n Highest degree earned: " << degree;
      }
    };
 
class employee
  {
  private:
    char name[LEN];
    unsigned long number;
  public:
    void getdata()
      {
      cout << "\n Enter last name: "; cin >> name;
      cout << "\n Enter employee number: "; cin >> number;
      }
    void putdata()
      {
      cout << "\ Name: " << name;
      cout << "\Number: "; << number;
      }
  };
 
class manager : private employee, private student
  {
  private:
    char title[LEN];
    double dues;
  public:
    void getdata()
      {
      employee::getdata();
      cout << "Enter title: "; cin >> title;
      cout << "Enter golf club dues: "; cin >> dues;
      student::getedu();
      }
    void putdata()
      {
      employee::putdata();
      cout << "\n Title: " << title;
      cout << "\n Golf club dues: " << dues;
      student::putedu();
      }
  };
 
class clerk: private employee, private student
  {
  private:
    char department[LEN];
    int speed;
  public:
    void getdata()
      {
      employee::getdata();
      cout << "Enter department: "; cin >> department;
      cout << "Enter typing speed: "; cin >> speed;
      student::getedu();
      }
    void putdata()
      {
      employee::putdata();
      cout << "\n Department: " << department;
      cout << "\n Typing speed: " << speed;
      student::putedu();
      }
  };
 
void main()
  {
  manager m1;
  clerk c1, c2;
 
  cout << "\nEnter data for manager 1";
  m1.getdata();
 
  cout << "\nEnter data for clerk 1";
  c1.getdata();
 
  cout << "\nEnter data for clerk 2";
  c2.getdata();
 
  cout "\Data on manager 1";
  m1.putdata();
 
  cout << "\nData on clerk 1";
  c1.putdata();
 
  cout << "\nData on clerk 2";
  c2.putdata();
 
  }