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generalization comparison table |
Subject | describe | implement using | help | improve | see also | contain | is a subtopic of | is a kind of | draw as | group | appear in |
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valid generalization | a relationship between classes in a class diagram | the extends keyword in Java | to avoid duplication of code | reuse | generalization^2, generalization^3 | only features that must make sense in each subclass | 2.5 - Organizing Classes Into Inheritance Hierarchies | generalization | a small triangle pointing towards the superclass in a UML class diagram | classes into inheritance hierarchies | instance diagram |
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