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multiple inheritance

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multiple inheritance can result in more complex systems than single inheritance source: Object Oriented Software Engineering by Lethbridge and Laganière, 2001-10-19 11:37:27.0
has definition Inheritance from more than one superclass
is a subtopic of Inheritance
is a kind of inheritance
should be avoided if possible

inheritance has advantages
it parallels natural categories
it prevents avoidable duplication and simplifies maintenance
it avoids introducing bugs into previously debugged code
2001-10-19 11:36:54.0
has purpose code reuse
occurs automatically once you have defined which classes are superclasses and which classes are their subclasses 2001-10-19 11:36:55.0

multiple inheritance	can result in more complex systems than single inheritance
	has definition Inheritance from more than one superclass
	is a subtopic of Inheritance
	is a kind of inheritance
	should be avoided if possible
inheritance	has advantages it parallels natural categories it prevents avoidable duplication and simplifies maintenance it avoids introducing bugs into previously debugged code
	has purpose code reuse
	occurs automatically once you have defined which classes are superclasses and which classes are their subclasses