On Fri, 25 Mar 2022 15:09:02 GMT, Pavel Rappo <pra...@openjdk.org> wrote:
>> `class hierarchy` ? >> `superclass chain` ? >> `superclasses` ? >> `inheritance chain` ? >> `list of superclasses` ? >> `ancestors` ? >> `inheritance list` ? >> `superclass list` ? >> >> >> >> 'inheritance` isn't a bad word, it just doesn't work as a noun in this >> context. The problem is using it with `tree`, since the superclass-subclass >> chain is a degenerate tree that is a list. > > If we look at the terms available in JLS, what about "All Extended Classes" > in jdk.javadoc codebase **and** the generated documentation? (Currently, > "Inheritance Tree" is used as a tooltip title of the respective region.) "All > Extended Classes" goes nicely with "All Implemented Interfaces". > Alternatively, we could use Superclasses and Superinterfaces as per > https://docs.oracle.com/javase/specs/jls/se18/html/jls-8.html#jls-8.1.4. > > No matter which of those two we choose, it might feel awkward because of the > inherent (no pun intended) asymmetry between classes and interfaces: there > can be only one direct superclass but multiple direct superinterfaces. I think the distinction is between "down" from Object (subtypes form a tree) or "up" to Object (superclasses form a list, super interfaces form a graph) ------------- PR: https://git.openjdk.java.net/jdk/pull/7843
