call the constructor of a base class in c++ code example

Example: c++ base constructor

class Derived: public Base
{
public:
    double m_cost;
 
    Derived(double cost=0.0, int id=0)
        : Base{ id }, // Call Base(int) constructor with value id!
            m_cost{ cost }
    {
    }
 
    double getCost() const { return m_cost; }
};