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  2. From: David Byrden <100101.2547@compuserve.com>
  3. Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
  4. Subject: Re: assignment operator and inheritance
  5. Date: 25 Feb 1996 22:32:04 GMT
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  16. >> What is the syntax to use the base class's assignment operator within 
  17. >> the child class's assignment operator definition?.
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  21. Child& operator=( const Child& rhs )
  22. {
  23.      Base::operator=( rhs ) ;      // Child& converts to Base& of course
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  25.      member = rhs.member ;
  26.       // etc etc
  27.      return *this ;
  28. }
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  31.                          David
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