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Name: Object Relationships
ID: m11709
Language: English (en)
Summary: Relationships between objects can be classified as either "is-a" (inheritance) or "has-a" (composition). These two relationships enable the OO software designer to create abstract models of the desired system.
Subject: Science and Technology
Keywords: Inheritance, composition, aggregation, abstraction, object oriented programming, object oriented design, OOP, OOD
Document Type: -//CNX//DTD CNXML 0.5//EN
License: Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 1.0)
Authors: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Copyright Holders: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Maintainers: Stephen Wong (swong@rice.edu), Dung Nguyen (dxnguyen@rice.edu)
Version: 1.5 (history)
Created: Dec 16, 2003 12:48 am US/Central
Revised: Jun 18, 2007 3:33 pm GMT-5

Version History

Version: 1.5 Jun 18, 2007 3:33 pm GMT-5 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
added links
Version: 1.4 Jun 4, 2007 4:53 pm GMT-5 by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Fixed up notes formatting
Version: 1.3 Jan 22, 2004 10:05 pm US/Central by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Added content on interfaces
Version: 1.2 Dec 19, 2003 4:40 pm US/Central by Dung Nguyen
Changes: 
none
Version: 1.1 Dec 16, 2003 8:01 pm US/Central by Stephen Wong
Changes: 
Added initial content

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