Abstract class
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Any class that has abstract method declarations or any class inheriting from an abstract class without supplying an implementation for every abstract method in the super-class. | Any class that has abstract method declarations or any class inheriting from an abstract class without supplying an implementation for every abstract method in the super-class. | ||
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| + | Objects of an abstract class cannot be instantiated. Abstract classes are commonly used in inheritance hierarchies. | ||
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| + | == See Also == | ||
| + | * [[Avoid concrete base classes]] | ||
| + | * [[The top of the class hierarchy should be abstract]] | ||
| + | * [[Superclass]] | ||
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| + | {{Nomenclature}} | ||
[[Category: Nomenclature]] | [[Category: Nomenclature]] | ||
Latest revision as of 03:08, 25 November 2010
Any class that has abstract method declarations or any class inheriting from an abstract class without supplying an implementation for every abstract method in the super-class.
Objects of an abstract class cannot be instantiated. Abstract classes are commonly used in inheritance hierarchies.
See Also
| Nomenclature | |
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| Techniques: Abstraction | Aggregation versus Composition | Association versus Dependency | Coupling | Encapsulation | Information hiding | Inheritance | Multiple Inheritance | Overloading | Polymorphism
Features: Abstract class | Class versus Object | Component versus Module | Instance | Interface | Method | Package versus Namespace | Superclass | Subclass | |
