Intermediate C++ Game Programming Tutorial 18

Another two-parter here, and we got the real stuff now. Virtual functions allow you to unlock the true potential of inheritance in C++. You need to know this shit.

Topics Covered

Part 1

• How to create a virtual function
• Using the override keyword
• Creating a pure virtual function
• Using a container of pointers to manage a heterogeneous collection of objects
• virtual destructors

Part 2

• Using inheritance and composition together

Video Timestamp Index

• Tutorial 18.1
• Tutorial 18.2

Source Code

Inheritance Github Repository

See also

• Next in series (Tutorial 19)
• Intermediate C++ Game Programming Series