Inheritance

Question 1

Inheritance:

Answer 1

a mechanism for enhancing and extending existing, working classes.

Question 2

Why do we use Inheritance?

Answer 2

• Inheritance allows us to have the one class (known as subclass) inherit the properties of another class (superclass).
• Reduces redundancy of overall code by allowing us to reuse code.

Question 3

What can you do in a subclass?

Answer 3

Uses inherited class methods
Add new class members
Methods
Constructors

Question 4

When does overriding happen?

Answer 4

• When you implement a method in a subclass with the same signature
• The same return type as a method in its superclass.