composite reuse principle

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composite reuse principle

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a technique by which classes may achieve polymorphic behavior and code reuse by containing other classes that implement the desired functionality instead using inheritance.
Similar: composition over inheritance

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@misc{composite_reuse_principle_2026,
  title = {composite reuse principle},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/composite%20reuse%20principle},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}