C++ - Public vs. protected vs. private inheritance

With public inheritance:

• public members in the base class, stay public in the derived class
• protected members in the base class, stay protected in the derived class
• private members in the base class, are hidden to the derived class

With protected inheritance:

• public members in the base class, become protected in the derived class
• protected members in the base class, become protected in the derived class
• private members in the base class, are hidden to the derived class

With private inheritance:

• public members in the base class, become private in the derived class
• protected members in the base class, become private in the derived class
• private members in the base class, are hidden to the derived class