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Inheritance

Inheritance is a key concept in object-oriented programming that allows a subclass to inherit properties and methods from a superclass, promoting reusability and class relationships. In Java, inheritance can be implemented using the 'extends' keyword and includes various types such as single, multilevel, hierarchical, multiple, and hybrid inheritance. Single inheritance involves a subclass derived from a single superclass, while multilevel inheritance allows a class to act as both a derived and base class in a chain.

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Inheritance

Inheritance is a key concept in object-oriented programming that allows a subclass to inherit properties and methods from a superclass, promoting reusability and class relationships. In Java, inheritance can be implemented using the 'extends' keyword and includes various types such as single, multilevel, hierarchical, multiple, and hybrid inheritance. Single inheritance involves a subclass derived from a single superclass, while multilevel inheritance allows a class to act as both a derived and base class in a chain.

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Inheritance

• inheritance is a fundamental object-oriented


programming concept that allows one class
(called the subclass or child class) to inherit
the properties (fields) and behaviors
(methods) of another class (called the
superclass or parent class).
• This helps to achieve reusability and establish
a relationship between different classes.
Key Concepts of Inheritance in Java:
• Superclass (Parent Class): The class whose
properties and methods are inherited by another
class.
• Subclass (Child Class): The class that inherits the
properties and methods from another class.
• extends keyword: Used to declare inheritance in
Java. A subclass extends a superclass.
• Java Inheritance Types
• Below are the different types of inheritance
which are supported by Java.
• Single Inheritance
• Multilevel Inheritance
• Hierarchical Inheritance
• Multiple Inheritance
• Hybrid Inheritance
• Single Inheritance
• In single inheritance, a sub-class is derived from
only one super class. It inherits the properties and
behavior of a single-parent class. Sometimes, it is
also known as simple inheritance. In the below
figure, ‘A’ is a parent class and ‘B’ is a child class.
The class ‘B’ inherits all the properties of the class
‘A’.
• Multilevel Inheritance
• In Multilevel Inheritance, a derived class will be
inheriting a base class, and as well as the derived
class also acts as the base class for other classes. In
the below image, class A serves as a base class for
the derived class B, which in turn serves as a base
class for the derived class C. In Java, a class cannot
directly access the grandparent’s members.

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