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Re: multiple inheritance

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On 8/2/2012 4:10 AM, Roedy Green wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Aug 2012 19:28:31 -0700 (PDT), bob smith
> <bob@coolfone.comze.com> wrote, quoted or indirectly quoted someone
> who said :
>
>> Why doesn't Java support multiple inheritance?
>
> 1. It has interfaces which gives much of the ability at lighter
> weight..

Only for a very limited type of types (those with no implementation
at all).

> 2. Java originally was intended for set top boxes. That is too
> heavyweight a feature.

C++ is used a lot in embedded context, so that argument does not hold
water.

> 3. Study Eiffel. implementing it is quite tricky, especially when you
> get name  clashes.
>
> you might see it in Java 11 or so, or whatever language inherits the
> Java mantle.

Not likely.

It is not desirable.

Arne

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multiple inheritance bob smith <bob@coolfone.comze.com> - 2012-08-01 19:28 -0700
  Re: multiple inheritance markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-01 20:07 -0700
    Re: multiple inheritance Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2012-08-01 21:07 -0700
  Re: multiple inheritance Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2012-08-01 23:12 -0400
  Re: multiple inheritance Joshua Cranmer <Pidgeot18@verizon.invalid> - 2012-08-01 23:41 -0400
    Re: multiple inheritance Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2012-08-02 01:05 -0700
    Re: multiple inheritance Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-12 23:15 -0400
  Re: multiple inheritance Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2012-08-02 01:10 -0700
    Re: multiple inheritance Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-12 23:08 -0400
      Re: multiple inheritance Lew <noone@lewscanon.com> - 2012-08-12 20:19 -0700
        Re: multiple inheritance Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-17 22:33 -0400
      Re: multiple inheritance Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2012-08-13 05:55 -0500
        Re: multiple inheritance markspace <-@.> - 2012-08-13 07:58 -0700
        Re: multiple inheritance Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2012-08-17 22:38 -0400
  Re: multiple inheritance Jan Burse <janburse@fastmail.fm> - 2012-08-02 10:12 +0200

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