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Composition over inheritance

In object-oriented programming, composition over inheritance (sometimes composition with forwarding or composite reuse) is a common design pattern that tries to achieve code reuse without requiring inheritance. Instead of having two child classes inherit functionality from a common parent, composition simulates inheritance by having the children include…

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Composition over inheritance

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Composition over inheritanceis adesign principle that gives the design higher flexibility0.90text
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TypedDelegation.jl.Kotlin includes the delegation pattern in the language syntax.PHP supports traitsinstance ofSeveral implementations exist0.80text
since PHP 5.4.Raku provides ahandlestrait to facilitate method forwarding.Rust provides traits with default implementations.Scalainstance ofSeveral implementations exist0.80text
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