C   multiple inheritance and vtables
// Includes
#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>

interface A
{
public:
    virtual void OutA() = 0;
};

interface B
{
public:
    virtual void OutB() = 0;
};

class C : public A, public B
{
public:
    void OutA();
    void OutB();
};

void C::OutA()
{
    printf("Out An");
}

void C::OutB()
{
    printf("Out Bn");
}

int main()
{
    C obj;
    obj.OutA();
    obj.OutB();

    A* ap = (A*)&obj;
    B* bp = (B*)&obj;

    ap->OutA();
    bp->OutB();

    system("pause");

    // Return
    return 0;
}

Out A
Out B
Out A
Out B

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stddef.h>
#include <stdlib.h>

const int debug = 0;

void __pure_virtual_called() {
    fputs ("pure virtual function calledn", stderr);
    abort();
}

/* Translation of:

class A
{
public:
    virtual void OutA() = 0;
};
*/

struct A;

typedef struct  {
    void (*ptr__OutA) (struct A *__this);
} vtable__A;

typedef struct A {
    vtable__A *__vptr;
} A;

/* translation A::OutA()
 * pure virtual function */
void A__OutA (A *__this) {
     __pure_virtual_called();
}

vtable__A vtable__A__A = { .ptr__OutA = A__OutA };

void A__constructor (A *__this) {
    if (debug)
        printf ("A__constructor %pn", (void*)__this);

    /* dynamic type is initialised to A */
    __this->__vptr = &vtable__A__A;
}

/* Translation of:

class B
{
public:
    virtual void OutB() = 0;
};

*/

struct B;

typedef struct {
    void (*ptr__OutB)(struct B *__this);
} vtable__B;

typedef struct B {
    vtable__B *__vptr;
} B;

/* translation B::OutB()
 * pure virtual function */
void B__OutB (B *__this) {
     __pure_virtual_called();
}

vtable__B vtable__B__B = { .ptr__OutB = B__OutB };

void B__constructor (B *__this) {
    if (debug)
        printf ("B__constructor %pn", (void*)__this);

    /* dynamic type is initialised to B */
    __this->__vptr = &vtable__B__B;
}
/* Translation of:

class C : public A, public B
{
public:
    void OutA(); // overrides A::OutA()
    void OutB(); // overrides B::OutB()
    // note :
    // no new virtual function
};

*/

/* no new virtual function
 * so no specific vtable type! */

typedef struct {
/* no additional vptr, we already have 2! */
    A base__A;
    B base__B;
} C;

/******* upcasts
 * translation of
 * static_cast<C*> (p)
 */

/* translation of
 * A *p;
 * static_cast<C*> (p);
 */
C *static_cast__A__C (A *__ptr) {
    /*
     * base__A is first member of C
     * so offsetof(C, base__A) == 0
     * can skip the pointer adjustment
     */
    return (C*)__ptr;
}

/* translation of
 * B *p;
 * static_cast<C*> (p);
 */
C *static_cast__B__C (B *__ptr) {
    /* locate enclosing C object:
     * __base__B is not first member
     * need to adjust pointer
     */
    return (C*)((char*)__ptr - offsetof(C, base__B));
}

/* translation of virtual functions of C
 * overriding function declarations from A
 */

/* translation of C::OutA() */

/* C::OutA() called from C */
void C__OutA (C *__this) {
    printf("Out A this=%pn", (void*)__this);
}

/* C::OutA() called from A */
void C__A__OutA (A *__this) {
    if (debug)
            printf ("C__A__OutA %pn", (void*)__this);
    C__OutA (static_cast__A__C (__this));
}

vtable__A vtable__A__C = { .ptr__OutA = C__A__OutA };

/* translation of virtual functions of C
 * overriding function declarations from B
 */

/* translation of C::OutB() */

/* C::OutB() called from C */
void C__OutB (C *__this) {
    printf("Out B this=%pn", (void*)__this);
}

/* C::OutB() called from B */
void C__B__OutB (B *__this) {
    if (debug)
            printf ("C__B__OutB %pn", (void*)__this);
    C__OutB (static_cast__B__C (__this));
}

vtable__B vtable__B__C = { .ptr__OutB = C__B__OutB };

void C__constructor (C *__this) {
    if (debug)
        printf ("C__constructor %pn", (void*)__this);
    /* construct subobjects */
    A__constructor (&__this->base__A);
    B__constructor (&__this->base__B);

    /* adjust dynamic type of this to C */
    __this->base__A.__vptr = &vtable__A__C;
    __this->base__B.__vptr = &vtable__B__C;
}

/* calls to C virtual functions with a C*
 */

/* translation of
 * C *p;
 * p->OutA();
 *
 * is
 * ((A*)p)->OutA();
 *
 * because C::OutA() is overrides A::OutA()
 */
void dyn__C__OutA (C *__this) {
    A *base_ptr__A = &__this->base__A;
    base_ptr__A->__vptr->ptr__OutA (base_ptr__A);
}

/* translation of

int main()
{
    C obj;
    obj.OutA();
    obj.OutB();

    A *ap = &obj;
    B *bp = &obj;
    C *cp = &obj;

    ap->OutA();
    bp->OutB();
    cp->OutA();

    // Return
    return 0;
}

 *
 */

int main () {
    /* translation of:
    C obj;
    */
    C obj;
    C__constructor (&obj);

    /* translation of:
    obj.OutA();
    obj.OutB();
     * obj is a locally declared object
     * so dynamic type of obj is known as C
     * can make direct call to C::OutA(), C::OutB()
     */
    C__OutA (&obj);
    C__OutB (&obj);

    /* dumb (zero optimisation) translation of:
    A *ap = &obj;
    B *bp = &obj;
    C *cp = &obj;
    */
    A *ap = &obj.base__A;
    B *bp = &obj.base__B;
    C *cp = &obj;

    /* translation of:
    ap->OutA();
    bp->OutB();
    cp->OutA();

    * dumb compiler = no optimisation
    * so dynamic type of *ap, *bp, *cp is unknown
    * so make "virtual" calls using vtable
    */
    ap->__vptr->ptr__OutA(ap);
    bp->__vptr->ptr__OutB(bp);
    dyn__C__OutA (cp);

    /* note: obj lifetime ends now
     * C has a trivial destructor
     * so no destructor call needed
     */

    return 0;
}

Out A this=0xbfeee2ec
Out B this=0xbfeee2ec
Out A this=0xbfeee2ec
Out B this=0xbfeee2ec
Out A this=0xbfeee2ec

C obj;
A* ap = (A*)&obj;
B* bp = (B*)&obj;
bool same = ((void*)ap) == ((void*)bp);  // false!