Multiple Inheritance in C#

Question

Since multiple inheritance is bad (it makes the source more complicated) C# does not provide such a pattern directly. But sometimes it would be helpful to have this ability.

Answer 1

We all seem to be heading down the interface path with this, but the obvious other possibility, here, is to do what OOP is supposed to do, and build up your inheritance tree... (isn't this what class design is all about?)

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        human me = new human();
        me.legs = 2;
        me.lfType = "Human";
        me.name = "Paul";
        Console.WriteLine(me.name);
    }
}

public abstract class lifeform
{
    public string lfType { get; set; }
}

public abstract class mammal : lifeform 
{
    public int legs { get; set; }
}

public class human : mammal
{
    public string name { get; set; }
}

This structure provides reusable blocks of code and, surely, is how OOP code should be written?

If this particular approach doesn't quite fit the bill the we simply create new classes based on the required objects...

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        fish shark = new fish();
        shark.size = "large";
        shark.lfType = "Fish";
        shark.name = "Jaws";
        Console.WriteLine(shark.name);
        human me = new human();
        me.legs = 2;
        me.lfType = "Human";
        me.name = "Paul";
        Console.WriteLine(me.name);
    }
}

public abstract class lifeform
{
    public string lfType { get; set; }
}

public abstract class mammal : lifeform 
{
    public int legs { get; set; }
}

public class human : mammal
{
    public string name { get; set; }
}

public class aquatic : lifeform
{
    public string size { get; set; }
}

public class fish : aquatic
{
    public string name { get; set; }
}