Multiple Inheritance

Sometimes we want to inherit from two or more classes. This works in Pike (and in C++, but not in Java). You just write several inherits.

Lets say we have a class friend, that represents a friend:

class friend
{
  void cuddle()
  {
    write("Cuddle, cuddle, cuddle!\n");
  }
}

A hamster, as we all know, is both an animal and a friend, and it can also dance:

class hamster
{
  inherit animal;
  inherit friend;

  void dance()
  {
    write(name + " dances.\n");
  }
}

So, try it out:

hamster h = hamster("Blue Lightning", 0.12);
h->cuddle();      // Cuddle as a friend
h->eat("grain");  // Eat as an animal
h->dance();       // Dance as a hamster