Glossary: IsA

When one class, say class X inherits from another, say class Y, then the relationship between them is sometimes described as "X IsA Y". For example a TH2F inherits (indirectly) from TObject so TH2F IsA TObject.

The IsA relationship can be contrasted with the HasA relationship, where one of a class's data members is another object.


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