[DaWei]

Consider testing your hypotheses or resolving your questions by writing a small piece of code and checking the outcome. It's a good learning method.

#include<iostream>
using std::cout;
using std::endl;

class parent
{
public:
    int x;
    parent ()
    {
        cout << "\tThis is the parent constructor" << endl;
        x = 0;
    }
};

class child: public parent
{
public:
    int x;
};

class sibling: public parent
{
public:
    int x;
    sibling ()
    {
        cout << "\tThis is the sibling constructor" << endl;
        x = 2;
    }
};
int main()
{
    cout << "Instantiating the child" << endl;
    child theKid;
    cout << "Instantiating the sibling" << endl;;
    sibling theBro;
    theKid.x = 4;
    cout << "Child x = " << theKid.x << endl;
    cout << "Sibling x = " << theBro.x << endl;
    return 0;
}

Quote:

Originally Posted by The output

Instantiating the child
        This is the parent constructor
Instantiating the sibling
        This is the parent constructor
        This is the sibling constructor
Child x = 4
Sibling x = 2