Structural Design Patterns in Modern C++ - Applying Virtual Proxy

The video tutorial explains the concept of a bitmap proxy, which inherits from an image class to maintain the same interface as a bitmap. It covers the use of inheriting constructors to simplify implementation and the importance of a destructor for managing bitmap instances. The tutorial demonstrates how to check if a bitmap is loaded, how to load it conditionally based on the file name, and the benefits of using a proxy to avoid expensive loading processes. It concludes with a class diagram illustrating the interaction between the client, bitmap proxy, and bitmap.

What is the purpose of using inheriting constructors in the Bitmap proxy?

What is the significance of the forward declaration of bitmap in the code?

Describe the role of the boolean member variable in the Bitmap proxy.

What modifications were made to the Bitmap proxy constructors, and why?

What happens if the display function is not called on the Bitmap proxy?

Explain how the Bitmap proxy handles loading of the bitmap.

How does the Bitmap proxy improve performance when dealing with bitmaps?