RE: Abstract classes and methods
RE: Abstract classes and methods
- Subject: RE: Abstract classes and methods
- From: "Smith, Bradley" <email@hidden>
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 13:11:24 +0100
Okay, classic OO example. I have an abstract class called Shape.
Shape is meaningless on its own but if you subclass it e.g. Square, Circle
etc. then those classes can be used. What you don't want to do is let anyone
using your classes instantiate an instance of class Shape directly.
Brad
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If you describe a situation which would be impossible or at
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least quite
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inconvenient to solve without abstract classes -- I am not
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aware of any such
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-- I'll do my best to answer.
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