Does C# support multiple inheritances

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Jignesh Kumar · Answer

C# does not support multiple inheritance of classes, but it does support multiple inheritance of interfaces. Real-time example of multiple inheritance in C# using Interface public interface IPrinter { void Print(string content); } public interface IScanner { void Scan(); } public class Printer : IPrinter { public void Print(string content) { Console.WriteLine($"Printing: {content}"); } } public class Scanner : IScanner { public void Scan() { Console.WriteLine("Scanning document..."); } } public class PrinterScanner : IPrinter, IScanner { private readonly Printer _printer = new Printer(); private readonly Scanner _scanner = new Scanner(); public void Print(string content) { _printer.Print(content); } public void Scan() { _scanner.Scan(); } }

Raelfig · Answer

No — C# does not support multiple inheritance of classes . In C#, a class cannot inherit from more than one base class . This is by design, to avoid the complexity and ambiguity problems that can arise with multiple inheritance (like the diamond problem). However, C# does support multiple inheritance of interfaces .

Does C# support multiple inheritances

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