parent-child object design question

[Ben Finney]

"manstey" <manstey at csu.edu.au> writes:

> Could I also do something like the following?

I can't immediately see a problem with the code you posted. Does it do
what you want it to do?

> What does it mean to store the parent class as a private variable in
> the child class?

I don't understand this question. It's up to you what it means; I
leave it to the people who know the purpose of the program to decide
whether "parent" is even an appropriate term.

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Ben Finney