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🦠 A taxonomic group 📂 A smaller group 💻 To extend a class
to subclass

to subclass

1 6.0
To make a new class that takes features from another class
  • verb
  • /ˈsʌbˌklæs/
  • Specialized
translation icon : subclasificar
  • You could subclass the UIView and add a property called sentFrom, which you would pass along to the UIView when adding it in whatever controller.

You can write everything from scratch and you get a lot of help doing so by, you know, subclassing models and writing some train loops using ego execution.

Examples

  • That way you don't have to subclass normal widgets just to add this.

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  • Anything that you've made available by subclassing will not appear here.

  • Where to build a subclass in Python, you just define a class.

  • Subclass a panel and put whatever widgets you want to.

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  • Initially I'm choosing it to be a subclass of FIFO.

  • To do that, subclass the abstract UIActivity class and override the required methods (see the documentation for details).

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  • To create a new feature for the app, you need to subclass the main UI component and add your own methods.

  • In your code, remember to subclass the base class to inherit its functionalities before adding your specific logic.

  • When you want to customize behavior in object-oriented programming, you typically subclass an existing class.

Synonyms

to extend
vsto subclass
  • Specialized
10 6.2

To make a new class in code that uses an existing class

is focused specifically on making a new class that inherits properties
to subclassify
vsto subclass
  • Specialized
7.5

To make a new class from an existing one so it shares its features

is the standard programming term for this kind of derived class

Compounds

subclass Cnidosporidia
  • Specialized
9.9

A group of tiny parasites that live in one animal and infect fish and shellfish

Surface Forms

subclass infinitive
subclassed past
subclassed past participle
subclassing present participle
subclasses third person singular

Morphology

subclass = class (transparent) = sub + class

Formed by prefixation (sub- + class); meaning 'to make a subclass of' follows the standard morphological pattern, though usage is domain-specific in programming.

Etymology

Subclass uses sub- ('under') and class ('group'), and in programming it means to make a new class 'under' an existing one so the new class keeps the same features but can add or change things.