Applying UML and Patterns: An Introduction to Object-Oriented Analysis and Design and the Unified Process, Second Edition

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Chapter 26. Modeling Generalization

Crude classifications and false generalizations are the curse of the organized life.
—A generalization by H.G. Wells

Objectives

Create generalization-specialization hierarchies.
Identify when showing a subclass is worthwhile.
Apply the “100%” and “Is-a” tests to validate subclasses.

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