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diamond problem

diamond problem noun: the ambiguity that arises when two classes B and C inherit from A, and a further class D inherits from both B and C, so that if there is a method in A that B and/or C has overridden, and D does not override it, it is unclear which version of the method D should inherit.

Noun

diamond problem (plural diamond problems)

  1. (object-oriented programming) The ambiguity that arises when two classes B and C inherit from A, and a further class D inherits from both B and C, so that if there is a method in A that B and/or C has overridden, and D does not override it, it is unclear which version of the method D should inherit.

Synonyms of diamond problem

Forms of diamond problem

pluraldiamond problems

Origin of diamond problem

So called because a diagram of the classes has a diamond (quadrilateral) shape.

Questions about diamond problem

What does diamond problem mean?
Diamond problem means the ambiguity that arises when two classes B and C inherit from A, and a further class D inherits from both B and C, so that if there is a method in A that B and/or C has overridden, and D does not override it, it is unclear which version of the method D should inherit.
What part of speech is diamond problem?
Diamond problem is a noun.
What is the plural of diamond problem?
The plural of diamond problem is diamond problems.

Words near diamond problem in the dictionary

  1. diamond planets
  2. diamond plate
  3. diamond plates
  4. diamond poem
  5. diamond poems
  6. diamond problem
  7. diamond problems
  8. diamond python
  9. diamond pythons
  10. diamond ring
  11. diamond rings

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