[Tutor] Aggregation vs Composition

[Alan Gauld]

On 11/12/17 00:40, boB Stepp wrote:
> I own this book, too.  I'll insert the portions of the text that I
> believe the OP is referring to.

Thanks for the clarification Bob.

>>> composition is aggregation*
> 
> On page 18 the author goes on to use a chess set as an example...
> 
> He continues in the next paragraph:
> 
> ... an aggregate relationship makes more sense.  Also keep in mind
> that composition is aggregation; aggregation is simply a more general
> form of composition.  Any composite relationship is also an aggregate
> relationship, but not vice versa."

That's true in Python, not so in other languages (eg C++)

> I think it is these last two sentences that are confusing the OP.

I think it probably is, it would confuse me too
the first time I saw them.


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