October 2002
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
5h 4m
English
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Generalization
Generalization provides the capability to create superclasses that encapsulate structure and behavior common to several classes. This is very common in beginning analysis endeavors since the classes that currently exist are those that model the real world. Classes are examined for commonality of structure (attributes) and behavior (operations). For example, the Student and Professor classes both have name, address, and phoneNumber as attributes.
You should be on the lookout for synonyms since attribute and operation names are expressed in natural language and the commonality might be hidden. Additionally, look at attributes and behavior, which at first glance may seem specific, but in reality may be generalized. For example, the ...