/**********************************************************************************
 ***   FILE: derived_constr.cpp
 ***   DATE: Feb 26, 2004
 *** AUTHOR: Daniel Dementiev
 ***   GOAL: Illustrate how constructors of the base class are invoked during the
 ***         creation of the derived class object.
 **********************************************************************************/

#include <iostream>
#include <string>
using namespace std;

class BaseClass {
  public:
    BaseClass() { cout<<"Base class constructor\n"; };
    BaseClass(string word) { cout<<word<<" Base class constructor\n"; };
};

class DerivedClass : public BaseClass {
  public:
     DerivedClass() { cout<<"Derived class constructor\n"; };
     DerivedClass(string word) : BaseClass(word) { cout<<word<<" Derived class constructor\n"; };
};

void main()
{
   DerivedClass object;
   DerivedClass obj("Alternative");
}