Inheritance

Object-oriented programming allows classes to inherit commonly used state and behavior from other classes. This section covers how inheritance is handled by the Java language.

1. Inheritance
   

   Creating classes that derive from other classes, inheriting fields and methods from those classes.

2. Overriding and Hiding Methods
   

   Overriding instance methods in a subclass.

3. Polymorphism
   

   Choosing the right method to execute at run time.

4. Object as a Superclass
   

   Listing the methods from the Object class.

5. Abstract Methods and Classes
   

   Sharing common methods between classes with abstract classes.

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