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// Illegal! The .NET platform does not allow

// multiple inheritance for classes!

class WontWork

: BaseClassOne, BaseClassTwo

{}

As you will see in Chapter 9, the .NET platform does allow a given class (or structure) type to

implement any number of discrete interfaces. In this way, a C# type can exhibit a number of behav-

iors while avoiding the complexities associated with MI. On a related note, while a class can have

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only one direct base class, it is permissible for an interface to directly derive from multiple inter-

faces. Using this technique, you can build sophisticated interface hierarchies that model complex

behaviors (again, see Chapter 9).