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.
Objects of an abstract class cannot be instantiated. Abstract classes are commonly used in inheritance hierarchies.
See Also
| Nomenclature | |
|---|---|
| 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 | |
