10. Class design

This chapter focuses on some of the design considerations that classes and object oriented programming make possible.

• 10.1. Object-oriented concepts
  • 10.1.1. Object-oriented programming principles
  • 10.1.2. Encapsulation
  • 10.1.3. Inheritance
  • 10.1.4. Polymorphism
  • 10.1.5. Abstraction
• 10.2. Unified modeling language
  • 10.2.1. Static and Dynamic diagrams
  • 10.2.2. Class diagrams
• 10.3. Composition
• 10.4. Inheritance
  • 10.4.1. Base class references and pointers
  • 10.4.2. When to use inheritance
  • 10.4.3. Private inheritance
  • 10.4.4. Non-virtual base class functions
  • 10.4.5. Multiple inheritance
  • 10.4.6. Design problems
• 10.5. Abstract base classes
  • 10.5.1. Interfaces
  • 10.5.2. The final specifier
• 10.6. Design patterns
  • 10.6.1. Fixing an inheritance problem
• 10.7. Strategy pattern
• 10.8. Chain of Responsibility pattern