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The correct spelling is subclass.
How to pronounce subclass
noun
Say it like: Sub-cla-ss
The correct spelling is subclass. An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods. For example: "I subclassed the Button class to create a more specialised FancyButton class for my user interface."
Usage Examples
“I subclassed the Button class to create a more specialised FancyButton class for my user interface.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.An object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.
- 2.A rank directly below class
- 3.A secondary class within a main class.
verb
- 1.(in object-oriented programming) To create a subclass of (some class).
- 2.To cause (an object) to act as an instance of a subclass (by creating the desired subclass and instantiating an object of this subclass).
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