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From: Abu Yahya <abu_yahya@invalid.com>
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Subject: Re: What's the difference between and instance and an object?
Date: Sat, 11 Jun 2011 23:58:20 +0530
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On 6/10/2011 11:36 PM, Lewis Bloch wrote:
> On Jun 8, 8:51 am, Abu Yahya<abu_ya...@invalid.com>  wrote:
>> On 6/6/2011 10:24 PM, Mayeul wrote:
>>
>>> In other words, it cannot possibly build an instance of any other class,
>>> neither Object nor anything.
>>
>> Won't 'A' be an instanceOf Object?
>
> An object of any type T is automatically and inherently an instance of
> any type S that is a supertype of T, by the very definition of
> subtyping.  Subtypes embody the /is-a/ relationship.
>

Thanks, Lew, for the explanation.