The Object paragraph indicates that this Identification Division is introducing an object definition.
General Format
Syntax Rules
- Interface-name-1 must be the name of an interface specified in the Repository paragraph of the containing class definition.
- Each method prototype in each implemented interface must be such that the object interface of this class conforms to all implemented interfaces.
General Rules
- The IMPLEMENTS clause specifies the names of the interfaces that are implemented by the instance object of the containing class according to section
Interface Implementation in the chapter
Language Fundamentals.
- An instance object implements an interface int-1 in the following cases:
- The instance object is defined with an IMPLEMENTS clause specifying int-1.
- The instance object implements an interface that inherits int-1.
- The class containg the instance object inherits a class whose instance object implements int-1.
