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Re: How to assign an object to another in it method?

From Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: How to assign an object to another in it method?
Date 2017-07-11 21:49 -0400
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On 7/11/2017 8:24 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 7/8/2017 10:12 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>> On 7/8/2017 9:13 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> On 7/4/2017 10:18 PM, Jerry Stuckle wrote:
>>>>                                                                 And
>>>> yes,
>>>> the derived class can change the behavior of the base class - either
>>>> with or without default values.  But then that is part of the reason
>>>> for
>>>> having a derived class, is it not?
>>>
>>> Actually not.
>>>
>>> Changing behavior is a very suspicious activity for a sub class.
>>
>> Not at all.  One of the purposes of a derived class might be to limit
>> the base class,
> 
> It should not.
> 
> That would break "is a".
> 
> X + something "is a" X is true.
> 
> X - something "is a" X is false.
> 
>>                  for instance.  Take the relationships
>>
>> Person -> Employee -> Manager
>>
>> Manager is much more restrictive than Employee, which in turn is much
>> more restrictive than person.
> 
> Manager has added functionality compared to Employee. It has added
> all the functionality to have a team of people.
> 
> Employee extending Person is a the classic example in basic OOP
> of how not to use inheritance.
> 
> In most cases Person is too high an abstraction to be useful, but
> in case you need it then it should be:
> 
> Manager "is a" Employee
> Employee "is a" Role
> Person "has a" Role
> 
> To allow a Person to change Role.
> 
>>> Adding missing behavior or adding behavior is what derived classes
>>> are supposed to do.
>>
>> That may be *one* of the things a derived class can do.  But one must be
>> careful - adding a behavior which is not normal to the base class
>> generally indicates an invalid relationship.
> 
> No. Adding behavior is the norm.
> 
> That is why Java uses "class C extends P" and not "class C shrinks P".
> 
> Arne

That is correct.  The derive class has a "is-a" relationship to the base
class.  The derived class is always a more specialized version of the
base class.  If the derived class had things which were not valid in the
base class, the is-a relationship would not hold.

For instance, a Manager can be a more specialized version of Employee -
all Managers are Employees, but not all Employees are Managers.

That does not mean you cannot add features to the derived class.  But
you cannot add features which would cause the base class to be invalid.

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  Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-18 08:09 -0400
  Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2017-06-18 15:31 +0200
  Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-19 10:22 -0400
    Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-06-19 08:13 -0700
      Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-19 11:53 -0400
        Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-06-19 09:06 -0700
          Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-19 13:56 -0400
      Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? lewbloch@gmail.com - 2017-06-27 13:49 -0700
        Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-06-28 12:20 +0000
          Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-06-28 05:51 -0700
            Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2017-06-28 14:03 -0400
            Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-02 21:23 -0400
              Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-07-03 10:59 +0000
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-03 08:38 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-07-03 14:04 +0000
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-03 10:39 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-07-03 16:28 +0000
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-03 16:52 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-03 22:04 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-03 23:15 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-04 21:46 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-04 22:18 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-08 21:13 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-08 22:12 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-07-11 17:56 +0000
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-11 15:40 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-07-11 13:49 -0700
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-11 17:41 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-11 20:27 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-11 21:43 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-11 21:49 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-12 17:20 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-07-13 10:08 +0000
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-07-13 11:35 +0000
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-13 08:14 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2017-07-13 14:29 +0000
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-13 13:47 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-07-13 18:09 +0000
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-13 15:01 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-07-13 19:19 +0000
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                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-07-13 16:49 +0000
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-13 10:24 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-07-13 17:19 +0000
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-13 21:17 -0400
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                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Andreas Leitgeb <avl@logic.at> - 2017-07-15 14:36 +0000
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                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-14 14:40 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Jerry Stuckle <jstucklex@attglobal.net> - 2017-07-14 14:51 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-14 21:05 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-14 21:06 -0400
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                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Eric Douglas <e.d.programmer@gmail.com> - 2017-07-12 10:12 -0700
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                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-11 21:52 -0400
                Re: How to assign an object to another in it method? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2017-07-11 20:24 -0400
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