Definitions for "Parent class"
Related Terms:
Subclass, Superclass, Abstract class, Derived class, Metaclass , Singleton class, Base class, Class hierarchy, Inheritance , Abstract base class, Mixin class, Instance of a class, Concrete class, Mixin, Static method, Extends, Class instance, Protected, Nested class, Enum, Class definition, Class method, Association class, Member class, Class variable, Abstract, Singleton, Static class, Instance method, Member, Inner class, Container class, Class , Multiple inheritance, Class invariant, Class object, Constructor, Super , Specialization, Member variable, Open class, Extend, Proxy class, Static, Instance, Instance variable, Instantiate, Copy constructor, Class factory
See base class.
See direct superior class.
a blueprint that is followed when an object is constructed
The class directly above another class; from which attributes and management policies are inherited.
All structural object classes are subclasses, directly or indirectly, of a single abstract object class, which is called top. Every object represented in the directory belongs to top and, as a result, every entry must have an objectClass attribute. When you create a new class, you must specify the superclass. If you are not creating a subclass of an existing class, the new class is a subclass of top. The parent object becomes a superclass of the new object. Superclass is a classSchema object from which one or more other classSchema objects inherit information. The inherited information includes mandatory and optional attributes (systemMust-Contain, mustContain, systemMayContain, and mayContain) and its parent classes in the directory hierarchy (systemPossSuperiors and possSuperiors).
A class¤ from which the class¤ under discussion inherits directly. See also: "ancestor class¤¤", "child class¤¤", "descendant class¤¤".
The originating class of a given subclass.