LL067
Long inheritance chain
Object Pascal — Delphi & Free Pascal
Info
Design
Deep hierarchies via TCustom-prefixed ancestors increase coupling and fragility
deep hierarchies via TCustom-prefixed ancestors increase coupling and fragility.
Why this severity
deep hierarchies via TCustom-prefixed ancestors increase coupling and fragility.
Known false positives
framework-mandated inheritance such as custom VCL controls.
Remediation example
type TMyPanel = class(TPanel) // prefer direct ancestor over TCustomPanel end;