data base program

[puzdra69]

if (strcmp(Type,"Car")==0)
{
OCar.SetTyre(Tyre);
OCar.SetPaint(Paint);
OCar.SetDoor(Door);
OCar.SetMirror(Mirror);
OCar.SetGlass(Glass);
}

now if i want to use all these properties for a truck and other vehicles instead of me doing it like this over and over again
if (strcmp(Type,"Truck")==0)
{
OTruck.SetTyre(Tyre);
OTruck.SetPaint(Paint);
---------....
}

could i declare these properties only once somehow using functions or other things to simplify the program and make it smaller

if (strcmp(Type,"Car")==0)
{
one line of code (all the properties are called by this code)
}


if (strcmp(Type,"Truck")==0)
{
one line of code
}


THESE PROPERTIES ARE BEING READ FROM A FILE
AND THERE IS A CLASS CAR THAT IS INHERITING THESE PROPERTIES FROM OTHER CLASSES
AND OCar IS AN OBJECT

And could some one please give me a short example
thanks

[kbw]

Yes you can. That's what inheritance is all about, reusing facilities from a parent class.

1. You have to decide on the object hierarchy.
2. You need more general Save functions that you can overload.