Force a Derived Class to use the Constructor of the Base Class

Question

Is there a way to force a derived class to use the constructor of the abstract base class? It must not be a real constructor, I have an open mind about creative solutions.

Answer 1

Use initializer list of the derived class' constructor.

class Base
{
    Base(int Member, string Text) { //...
    }
};

class Derived : public Base
{
    Derived(int Member, string Text) : Base(Member, Text) {
                                    // ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
        // ...
    }
};