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Class Hierarchy and Abstract Classes

The document discusses classification in object-oriented modeling. It describes how classes can be organized hierarchically with subclasses inheriting properties from superclasses. Generalization involves defining abstract superclasses to group common attributes of more specialized subclasses. An example class hierarchy shows how an abstract Animal class contains properties inherited by subclasses like Mammal, Fish, Bird, etc.

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Class Hierarchy and Abstract Classes

The document discusses classification in object-oriented modeling. It describes how classes can be organized hierarchically with subclasses inheriting properties from superclasses. Generalization involves defining abstract superclasses to group common attributes of more specialized subclasses. An example class hierarchy shows how an abstract Animal class contains properties inherited by subclasses like Mammal, Fish, Bird, etc.

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CLASSIFICATION

CHAPTER OUTLINES

• Classification.
• Hierarchical Relationship of Classes.
• Generalization/Specialization.
• Organization of Class Hierarchy.
• Abstract and Concrete Class.

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4.1 CLASSIFICATION

The acts of identifying and categorizing similar objects into classes.

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4.2 HIERARCHICAL RELATIONSHIP OF CLASSES

Person Superclass
Subclass

Superclass &
Customer Employee
Subclass

Subclass Manager SalesPerson Subclass

• Classes can be organized in a hierarchical manner.


• A specialized class is knows as subclass.
• A generalized class is known as a superclass of a subclass.
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4.3 Generalization & Specialization


Generalization

WargaUMT

Staff Student

Academic Support UnderGraduate PostGraduate


Staff Staff

Specialization
A class hierarchy for WargaUMT
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4.5 ABSTRACT CLASS

What is abstract class in Object Oriented Modeling?

Classes in a class hierarchy that are so general that there is really no intention
to create objects from them, which contain common attributes
or methods of subclasses for reuse purpose.

E.g.:
• Animal-with-Backbone class has been included into the class hierarchy to
contain properties similar to objects in classes Mammal, Fish, Bird, Reptile,
and Amphibian.
• Animal-without-Backbone class abstract general information about insects
• Animal class generalizes all common properties of classes in its definition
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4.5 ABSTRACT CLASS (CONT’)

Defining abstract class Entity

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