Difference between revisions of "Eiffel Glossary"
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The world of Eiffel tends to adopt very special meaning to certain terms. Please add you own words and definitions. Please try to keep the list sorted alphabetically. | The world of Eiffel tends to adopt very special meaning to certain terms. Please add you own words and definitions. Please try to keep the list sorted alphabetically. | ||
| + | ; Attribute : A name/type pair that will lead to a corresponding field in the instances of the class. | ||
; Cluster : A group of classes that home something in common. Normally all these classes are stored in one directory. | ; Cluster : A group of classes that home something in common. Normally all these classes are stored in one directory. | ||
; Feature : A common term for routines and attributes that make up the class. | ; Feature : A common term for routines and attributes that make up the class. | ||
; Routine : A piece of code that is associated with a class and may be executed on its instances. | ; Routine : A piece of code that is associated with a class and may be executed on its instances. | ||
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Revision as of 09:28, 17 November 2006
The world of Eiffel tends to adopt very special meaning to certain terms. Please add you own words and definitions. Please try to keep the list sorted alphabetically.
- Attribute
- A name/type pair that will lead to a corresponding field in the instances of the class.
- Cluster
- A group of classes that home something in common. Normally all these classes are stored in one directory.
- Feature
- A common term for routines and attributes that make up the class.
- Routine
- A piece of code that is associated with a class and may be executed on its instances.
