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at:tutorial:objects [2007/06/29 10:22] jorgeat:tutorial:objects [2007/06/29 13:20] jorge
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     def sumOfSquares() { x*x + y*y };     def sumOfSquares() { x*x + y*y };
   }   }
->><object:439658> 
 </code> </code>
  
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 <code> <code>
 > def anotherPoint := point.new(2,3) > def anotherPoint := point.new(2,3)
->><object:13393187> 
 </code> </code>
  
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 ===== Delegation and Dynamic Inheritance ===== ===== Delegation and Dynamic Inheritance =====
-AmbientTalk features object inheritance or delegation. By means of delegation, an object can reuse and extend the defintion of another. We distinguish two different delegation relationships: **is-a** and **share-a**.+AmbientTalk features object inheritance or delegation. By means of delegation, an object can reuse and extend the defintion of another establishing a child-parent relationship. We identify two kinds of delegation relationships: **IS-A** and **SHARE-A**. 
 +These relationships defines two different semantics for clonning child objects. Whereas clonning a **IS-A** child also clones its parent, **SHARE-A** child shares the parent of the cloned object. 
 + 
 +The following code shows how to extend objects with a **IS-A** relationship. It uses the ''extend: with:'' language construct. 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +> def point3D := extend: point with: { 
 +    def z := 0; 
 +    def sumofsquares() { 
 +      super.sumofsquares() + z*z 
 +    } 
 +  } 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +The following code shows how to extend objects with a **SHARE-A** relationship. It uses the ''share: with:'' language construct. 
 + 
 +<code> 
 +> def point3D := share: point with: { 
 +    def z := 0; 
 +    def sumofsquares() { 
 +      super.sumofsquares() + z*z 
 +    } 
 +  } 
 +</code>
  
  
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