Subclass

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: sub + class

Origin

- + class

Full definition of subclass

Noun

1. (taxonomy) A rank directly below class
2. (computing) In object-oriented programming, an object class derived from another class (its superclass) from which it inherits a base set of properties and methods.

Antonyms

• superclass

Verb

1. (transitive, computing) In object-oriented programming, to create a subclass of.I subclassed the Button class to create a more specialised FancyButton class for my user interface.
2. (transitive, computing) To cause (a window or object) to act as a member of a subclass.
• 2000, James D. Foxall, MCSD in a Nutshell: The Visual Basic Exams (page 93)Since Windows knows about these events, your application should be able to know about them as well. In order to accomplish this, subclass the window of a form or control, intercepting all of its events.

Antonyms

• (cause to act as a member of a subclass) unsubclass

Derived terms

• subclassable
• unsubclass