Quote: use inheritance ("D is a kind of B") for well-defined relationships and membership ("D has a B") whenever multiple members are possible

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Alternatively, this is expressed by saying that inheritance … contrast, a class D that has a member … For given classes B and D, how do … The "can it have two?" question is useful … [If so, membership should be used.] … [Inheritance] should be used almost exclusively to express …   Google-1   Google-2

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