///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  basic4.cpp - declare base class and derived class        // 
//               create and use objects                      //
//  ver 2                                                    //
//  Jim Fawcett, CSE687, S99                                 //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

#include <iostream>

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  base class declaration                                   //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

class basic {

  public:
    basic(const char *inMsg);
    virtual ~basic();
    virtual void showMsg();

  protected:
    char* pMsg;

    basic(const basic &b);
    basic& operator=(const basic &b);
};

//----< constructor >------------------------------------------

basic::basic(const char *inMsg) {
  
  std::cout << "\n  constructing object\n";
  pMsg = new char[strlen(inMsg)+1];
  if(!pMsg)
    throw "\n  memory allocation failure\n\n";
  strcpy(pMsg,inMsg);
}

//----< destructor >-------------------------------------------

basic::~basic() {
  
  delete [] pMsg;
  std::cout << "\n  destroying object\n"; 
}

//----< display message >--------------------------------------

void basic::showMsg() {
  std::cout << "  " << pMsg << "\n";
}

//

///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
//  derived class declaration                                //
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////

class almostASbasic : public basic {

  public:
    almostASbasic(char *inMsg);
    virtual ~almostASbasic();
    virtual void showMsg();

  private:
    static int numObjs;   // number created so far
    int count;            // my number
};

int almostASbasic::numObjs = 0;

//----< constructor with initialization >----------------------

almostASbasic::almostASbasic(char *inMsg) : basic(inMsg) { 

  count = ++numObjs;
}

//----< destructor >-------------------------------------------

almostASbasic::~almostASbasic() { /* nothing to do */ }

//----< display >----------------------------------------------

void almostASbasic::showMsg() {
  std::cout << "  " << pMsg << count << "\n";
}

//----< test >-------------------------------------------------

void caller(almostASbasic aab) {

  std::cout << "\n  caller using basic object\n";
  aab.showMsg();
}

void main() {

  std::cout << "\n  Demonstrating Basic Inheritance "
            << "\n =================================\n";

  basic myObj1("this is a message from  first base object");
  myObj1.showMsg();

  basic myObj2("this is a message from second base object");
  myObj2.showMsg();

  almostASbasic yourObj1("this is a message from derived object #");
  yourObj1.showMsg();

  almostASbasic yourObj2("this is a message from derived object #");
  yourObj2.showMsg();

//  caller(myObj1);      // compile error because copying basic 
                         // objects is prohibited

//  caller(yourObj1);    // linker error: copying almostASbasic objects
                         // is not prohibited, but there is no copy
                         // ctor defined for internal basic obj
}