difference between interface inheritance and implementation inheritance

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I found those two terms in the book of Meyers, but what is the difference?

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Implementation (or class) inheritance is when you separate a common part of implementation in the base class.

Interface inheritance is when you use virtual methods. It is intended to separate interface from implementation and minimize dependencies between program elements.

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