CSE687 - Object Oriented Design

Lecture #8 - Hierarchy: Class Relationships

Revised: 10 February 2009
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Content:

This lecture is devoted to hierarchical relationships in the C++ language, especially inheritance and composition.
  1. Syllabus
    Describes topics to be covered, reading material for you to digest before coming to class, and due dates for the assigned projects.
  2. Project #2, GraphHelp
    Graphs with Depth-First-Search and Strong Component Algorithm.
  3. Hierarchy Presentation
    Hierarchy is concerned with the relationships between classes - aggregation, composition, inheritance, and using.
  4. Demonstrate Composition
    This project contains a number of demonstrations of basic composition relationships.
  5. Demonstrate Inheritance
    Contains demonstration of things to be careful with when using inheritance.
  6. Design Rules
    Design rules and idioms that transcend Object Oriented Design.