You need at least 1 level of inheritance and an upcast to demonstrate it. Here is a very simple example:
class Animal
{
public:
// turn the following virtual modifier on/off to see what happens
//virtual
std::string Says() { return "?"; }
};
class Dog: public Animal
{
public: std::string Says() { return "Woof"; }
};
void test()
{
Dog* d = new Dog();
Animal* a = d; // refer to Dog instance with Animal pointer
std::cout << d->Says(); // always Woof
std::cout << a->Says(); // Woof or ?, depends on virtual
}