From the NannyMUD documentation

LAST CHANGE

2000-12-16

TOPIC

NAME
        inheritance - the ineritance mechanism


DESCRIPTION
	An object can inherit all variables and functions from another
	object. This is done with the declaration 'inherit "file";'.
	This must come before any local variables or functions.


NOTE
	Some objects have declared their variables as private, in
	which case they cannot be directly accessed from inheriting
	objects, but the indirect mechanism of function calls must be
	used.


EXAMPLE
	Defining a monster:

	inherit "std/simple_monster";

	reset(arg) {
	  ::reset(arg);
          if (!arg) {
    	    set_name("troll");
            set_race("troll");
	    set_level(9);
	    set_hp(100);
	    set_wc(12);
	    set_al(-60);
            set_gender(1);
	    set_short("A troll");
	    set_long("It is a nasty troll. He looks very aggressive.");
	    set_aggressive(1);
          }
	}

	As always, refer to the inherited file to see the functions
	and variables available.


SEE ALSO
        inherit in efun/object_related/inherit