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diamond problem

noun

Etymology

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

Definitions

  1. The ambiguity that arises when two classes B and C inherit from A, and a further class D…

    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.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

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