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In [[computer science]], a <b>mixin</b> is a group of [[functions]] which can be mixed into a class and become [[method (computer science)|method]]s. |
In [[computer science]], a <b>mixin</b> is a group of [[functions]] which can be mixed into a class and become [[method (computer science)|method]]s. They allow certain classes to take on certain functionality, in an [[object-oriented programming]] language that supports [[multiple inheritance]], just as if the class was a cooking dish and a mixin was a specific ingredient. |
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In computer science, a mixin is a group of functions which can be mixed into a class and become methods. They allow certain classes to take on certain functionality, in an object-oriented programming language that supports multiple inheritance, just as if the class was a cooking dish and a mixin was a specific ingredient.