... Micah Yoder said across the room to All ...

 MY> ChildClass(int a, int b) :BaseClass(a) {x = a; y = b;};

    I think if you build this constructor like this:

    ChildClass(int a, int b) : BaseClass(a) { y = b; }

    things will go a whole lot smoother. This way, you simply pass the
    value to the base constructor, and initialize the chile with the
    child constructor. See what happens. :)

    On the Narrow Path...
    Joel

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