Why can't I inherit from int in C++?

Question

I\'d love to be able to do this:

class myInt : public int
{

};

Why can\'t I?

Why would I want to? Stronger typing. For example, I

Answer 1

If I remember, this was the main - or one of - the main reasons C++ was not considered a true object oriented language. Java people would say: "In Java, EVERYTHING is an object" ;)