Rule Definition
Referencing down the inheritance tree is against Object-Oriented practices. It is a way of having a two-way inheritance between class and subclass. This is an indication of poor class design and class inheritance. Such practices increase the complexity of the code and decrease maintainability.
Remediation
Review the design of the Class hierarchy.
Related Technologies
Technical Criterion
Programming Practices - OO Inheritance and Polymorphism
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