Inheritance

In this article we will look at the sequence in which constructors in inheritance are executed i.e., is the base class constructor invoked first or the derived class constructor is invoked first.   Consider two classes participating in simple inheritance. Let A be the super class and B be the sub class. Now, which constructor […]

In this article we will look at super keyword. The super keyword is useful only in the context of inheritance. Let’s see what are the uses of this super keyword in Java.   Uses of super keyword   Following are the uses of super keyword: To refer the immediate super class constructor To refer the immediate super class members […]

In this article we will look at different types of inheritance and what types of inheritance are supported in Java.   There are five types of inheritance based on how many base classes and derived classes are there in the inheritance relationship. They are as follows: Simple inheritance Multi-level inheritance Multiple inheritance Hierarchical inheritance Hybrid […]

In this article we will look at what is inheritance? How inheritance is implemented in Java? How to work with inheritance in Java programs and various other Java inheritance related concepts.   Inheritance Definition   As already seen here: object orientation concepts, inheritance is one of the four corner stones of object oriented programming. Inheritance […]