Hierarchy (object-oriented programming)
- Hierarchy (object-oriented programming)
In computer science's object-oriented programming, the mapped relationships of sub- and superclasses is known as a hierarchy. This can be visualized as an upside-down tree (or perhaps a pyramid), the top of which is known as the root. An exception is C++, where no single root class exists. The issue is more complicated with languages that support multiple inheritance, where hierarchy can be any directed acyclic graph.
Aggregation or Composition relationships in object-oriented design also form a hierarchy, composition hierarchy.
Hierarchy in Java
The root of the java class hierarchy is the Object class (implemented in the file "Object.class").
See also
* family tree
* hierarchy
* Implementation inheritance
* Inheritance semantics
* list of basic computer science topics
* List of graph theory topics
* Multiple inheritance
* Virtual inheritance
* Singly-rooted hierarchy
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