Derived Classes

Show the classes that directly or indirectly inherit from a selected class.

For a selected class, struct, or interface, this shows an edge to each class that directly inherits from it, then recurses downward into each of those classes' own derived classes, building a multi-level tree of descendants.

Rooted at Vertebrate below, the graph shows edges to its two direct subclasses, Mammal and Bird, then continues into each of their own subclasses (Dog/Cat and Eagle/Hawk). The inverse graph, Base Classes, shows the reverse relationship — everything the selected class inherits from.

See the following code and corresponding graph

class Vertebrate {
public:
    void describe() const;
    void classify() const;
};

class Mammal : public Vertebrate {
public:
    void describe() const override;
};

class Dog : public Mammal {
public:
    void describe() const override;
};

class Cat : public Mammal {
public:
    void describe() const override;
};

class Bird : public Vertebrate {
public:
    void describe() const override;
};

class Eagle : public Bird {
public:
    void describe() const override;
};

class Hawk : public Bird {
public:
    void describe() const override;
};

Derived Classes - Classic

The Classic variant is similar to the Simplified variant, showing all relationships in a simple tree, but it uses a custom layout algorithm instead of Graphviz.

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Derived Classes - Cluster

The Cluster variant groups entities by their containing class/file/architecture.

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Derived Classes - Compare

The Compare variant shows how the graph has changed relative to the project's comparison database.

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Derived Classes - Relationship

The Relationship variant filters the graph to only paths connecting the two entities.

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Derived Classes - Simplified

The Simplified variant shows all relationships in a simple tree (no clusters)

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