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Re: multiple inheritance

From	"Arne Vajhøj" <arne.vajhøj@1:261/38.remove-odu-this>
Subject	Re: multiple inheritance
Message-ID	<50294F05.56813.calajapr@time.synchro.net> (permalink)
Newsgroups	comp.lang.java.programmer
Date	2012-08-13 19:38 +0000
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  To: Roedy Green
From: "Arne Vajhoj" <arne.vajhoj@1:261/38.remove-nlb-this>

  To: Roedy Green
From: Arne Vajhoj <arne@vajhoej.dk>

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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Re: multiple inheritance "Arne Vajhøj" <arne.vajhøj@1:261/38.remove-odu-this> - 2012-08-13 19:38 +0000
  Re: multiple inheritance "Lew" <lew@1:261/38.remove-odu-this> - 2012-08-13 19:38 +0000
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