6.1.1. EKM Object Type

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### 6.1.1. EKM Object Type

EKM uses an object-oriented system for data typing, with `EKM Object` as the top-level base type. Consequently, all object types (both built-in and custom) in EKM are descendants of `EKM Object` and either have `EKM Object` as their base type or have another type as their base type that directly or indirectly extends from `EKM Object`.

For example, the `File` type extends `EKM Object` and has added File and Remote Item Properties. So, a `Fluent Case` type that extends `File` will include all of the `File` and `EKM Object` properties in addition to its own. The following image shows this for a sample Fluent Case file (`cylinder_tutorial.cas`).

Figure 6.1: Example of Fluent Case Properties

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