• On the notion of inheritance

Result: On the notion of inheritance

Title:
On the notion of inheritance
Authors:
TAIVALSAARI, A
Source:
ACM computing surveys. 28(3):438-479
Publisher Information:
New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery, 1996.
Publication Year:
1996
Physical Description:
print, 3 p.3/4
Original Material:
INIST-CNRS
Subject Terms:
Computer science, Informatique, Sciences exactes et technologie, Exact sciences and technology, Sciences appliquees, Applied sciences, Informatique; automatique theorique; systemes, Computer science; control theory; systems, Logiciel, Software, Langages de programmation, Programming languages, Abstraction, Abstracción, Analyse conceptuelle, Conceptual analysis, Análisis conceptual, Classification, Clasificación, Héritage, Inheritance, Herencia, Langage programmation, Programming language, Lenguaje programación, Langage évolué, High level language, Lenguaje evolucionado, Modélisation, Modeling, Modelización, Orienté objet, Object oriented, Orientado objeto, Technique programmation, Programmation technique, Técnica programación
Document Type:
Academic journal Article
File Description:
text
Language:
English
Author Affiliations:
Nokia Research Center, Finland
ISSN:
0360-0300
Access URL:
http://pascal-francis.inist.fr/vibad/index.php?action=search&terms=2481330
Rights:
Copyright 1997 INIST-CNRS
CC BY 4.0
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Notes:
Computer science; theoretical automation; systems
Accession Number:
edscal.2481330
Database:
PASCAL Archive

Further Information

One of the most intriguing-and at the same time most problematic-notions in object-oriented programming is inheritance. Inheritance is commonly regarded as the feature that distinguishes object-oriented programming from other modern programming paradigms, but researchers rarely agree on its meaning and usage. Yet inheritance is often hailed as a solution to many problems hampering software development, and many of the alleged benefits of object-oriented programming, such as improved conceptual modeling and reusability, are largely credited to it. This article aims at a comprehensive understanding of inheritance, examining its usage, surveying its varieties, and presenting a simple taxonomy of mechanisms that can be seen as underlying different inheritance models.