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Language/Type: C++ inheritance polymorphism

Consider the following classes; assume that each is defined in its own file. 

class Computer : public Animal {
public:
    virtual void two() {
        cout << "C 2" << endl;
        Mineral::two();
    }

    virtual void three() {
        cout << "C 3" << endl;
    }
};

class Mineral : public Vegetable {
public:
    virtual void one() {
        cout << "M 1" << endl;
    }

    virtual void two() {
        cout << "M 2" << endl;
    }
};

class Animal : public Mineral {
public:
    virtual void one() {
        cout << "A 1" << endl;
        two();
    }

    virtual void three() {
        cout << "A 3" << endl;
    }
};

class Vegetable {
public:
    virtual void two() {
        cout << "V 2" << endl;
    }
};

Now assume that the following variables are defined: 

Vegetable* var1 = new Computer();
Mineral*   var2 = new Animal();
Vegetable* var3 = new Vegetable();
Animal*    var4 = new Computer();

In the table below, indicate in the right-hand column the output produced by the statement in the left-hand column. If the statement produces more than one line of output, indicate the line breaks with slashes as in "x / y / z" to indicate three lines of output with "x" followed by "y" followed by "z". If the statement does not compile, write "COMPILER ERROR". If a statement would crash at runtime or cause unpredictable behavior, write "CRASH".

var1->one();
var1->two();
var1->three();
var2->one();
var2->two();
var3->one();
var3->two();
var4->one();
var4->three();
((Animal*) var1)->one();
((Mineral*) var1)->two();
((Computer*) var1)->three();
((Vegetable*) var2)->three();
((Animal*) var2)->one();
((Computer*) var4)->two();
((Computer*) var4)->three();

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