Assessing Inheritance for the Multiple Descendant Redefinition Problem in OO Systems

Current use of inheritance has illustrated that the introduction of conceptual inconsistencies is possible in a class hierarchy. This paper discusses the reasons why complete method redefinition infringes the essence of inheritance. A redefinition metric set is proposed and practical experiments demonstrate that the results obtained permit the detection of inheritance design problems. Appropriate design decisions are suggested.

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