Chapter 5. Object-Oriented Programming

Section 5.1.  Introduction

Section 5.2.  Overriding a Built-In Method

Section 5.3.  Getting All Members of a Class Hierarchy

Section 5.4.  Calling a Superclass _ _init_ _ Method if It Exists

Section 5.5.  Calling a Superclass Implementation of a Method

Section 5.6.  Implementing Properties

Section 5.7.  Implementing Static Methods

Section 5.8.  Implementing Class Methods

Section 5.9.  Delegating Automatically as an Alternative to Inheritance

Section 5.10.  Decorating an Object with Print-Like Methods

Section 5.11.  Checking if an Object Has Necessary Attributes

Section 5.12.  Making a Fast Copy of an Object

Section 5.13.  Adding Methods to a Class at Runtime

Section 5.14.  Modifying the Class Hierarchy of an Instance

Section 5.15.  Keeping References to Bound Methods Without Inhibiting Garbage Collection

Section 5.16.  Defining Constants

Section 5.17.  Managing Options

Section 5.18.  Implementing a Set Class

Section 5.19.  Implementing a Ring Buffer

Section 5.20.  Implementing a Collection

Section 5.21.  Delegating Messages to Multiple Objects

Section 5.22.  Implementing the Singleton Design Pattern

Section 5.23.  Avoiding the Singleton Design Pattern with the Borg Idiom

Section 5.24.  Implementing the Null Object Design Pattern