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- From: Jesse Liberty <jl@staff.ichange.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.object,comp.object.logic
- Subject: Re: polymorphism
- Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 17:49:20 -0500
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- Aniko Simon wrote:
- > Can anyone help:
- > what does the term "polymorphism" mean in OO programming ?
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- Polymorphism refers to the ability to take more than one form. The idea is that the user of an object can deal with an
- abstract interface and the individual implementation "does the right thing." For example, you might tell a window to draw and
- have it draw properly whether it is a frame, a subwindow, a button, or a check box. The different "forms" of the window all
- do the right thing in their own context.
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- Jesse Liberty [AT&T New Media Services]
- jl@staff.ichange.com ZDNet: 72241,72
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