Development C++ Tutorial

#include 
#include 
using namespace std;
class Base {
public:
  virtual bool lays_eggs() { return false; } // Base is polymorphic
};
class Derived1: public Base {
public:
};
class Derived2: public Base {
public:
  bool lays_eggs() { return true; }
};
void WhatBase(Base &ob)
{
  cout << "ob is referencing an object of type ";
  cout << typeid(ob).name() << endl;
}
int main()
{
  Base AnyBase;
  Derived1 Derived1;
  Derived2 Derived2;
  WhatBase(AnyBase);
  WhatBase(Derived1);
  WhatBase(Derived2);
  return 0;
}
ob is referencing an object of type 4Base
ob is referencing an object of type 8Derived1
ob is referencing an object of type 8Derived2