WSAPI Objects List - Italics?

[michael.addington]

What do the italics indicate in the Object Model list of the WSAPI?

 

Object Model

AllowedAttributeValue

AllowedQueryOperator

Artifact

ArtifactNotification

Attachment

AttachmentContent

AttributeDefinition

Blocker

Build

BuildDefinition

Change

Changeset

Connection

ConversationPost

CumulativeFlowData

Defect

DefectSuite

DomainObject

FlowState

FundingIncrement

HierarchicalRequirement

Iteration

IterationCumulativeFlowData

Milestone

PersistableObject

[Sagi Gabay]

Hi Michael,

The reason these objects are in italics is because they are abstract. They can not be instantiated themselves. They have sub-classes which are the ones you're supposed to use. 

 

Let me know if that answered your question.

 

Thanks,

Sagi

[michael.addington]

Thank you for clearing that up for me.