--- title: Code & Play 27 C++ Using Parent Class Function Names description: Explains why and how to use the `using` declaration in C++ derived classes to bring all overloaded versions of a base class function into the derived class... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/code-play-27-c-using-parent-class-function-names-xpaz7saac twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Code & Play 27 C++ Using Parent Class Function Names | daily.dev og:description: Explains why and how to use the `using` declaration in C++ derived classes to bring all overloaded versions of a base class function into the derived class... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/code-play-27-c-using-parent-class-function-names-xpaz7saac og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/XPaz7sAAC.png og:image:alt: Code & Play 27 C++ Using Parent Class Function Names og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Code & Play 27 C++ Using Parent Class Function Names **[Medium](https://daily.dev/sources/medium_js)** · 3 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Explains why and how to use the `using` declaration in C++ derived classes to bring all overloaded versions of a base class function into the derived class scope. Covers the concept of name hiding — where a derived class function with the same name masks base class overloads — and demonstrates with a concrete code example showing both non-virtual and virtual function scenarios. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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