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Inheritance in Java Presentation

The document provides an overview of inheritance in Java, highlighting its importance in object-oriented programming (OOP) for code reusability, method overriding, and extensibility. It explains the syntax of inheritance, types supported in Java, and the role of the 'super' keyword and constructors. The presentation concludes by emphasizing the modularity and scalability that inheritance brings to Java programming.

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Inheritance in Java

• Understanding Object-Oriented
Principles through Code
• Presented by: Saurav Sharma
• Presented to : Shahid Sir
• Institution : Apex University
Introduction to
Inheritance
• • Inheritance is a key concept in OOP.
• • Allows one class (subclass) to inherit
fields and methods from another
(superclass).
• • Promotes code reusability and
hierarchical classification.
Why Use Inheritance?

• • Code Reusability: Avoids duplication.


• • Method Overriding: Allows subclass to
redefine methods.
• • Extensibility: Easily add new features
to existing code.
• • Polymorphism: Enables dynamic
method dispatch.
Syntax of Inheritance in
Java
• class SuperClass {
• // fields and methods
• }

• class SubClass extends SuperClass {


• // additional fields and methods
• }

• • Use of 'extends' keyword.


• • Subclass inherits all non-private members.
Types of Inheritance in
Java
• • Single Inheritance (supported)
• • Multilevel Inheritance (supported)
• • Hierarchical Inheritance (supported)
• • Multiple Inheritance using Interfaces
(not supported for classes)
Example – Single
Inheritance
• class Animal {
• void eat() {
• System.out.println("This animal eats food.");
• }
• }

• class Dog extends Animal {


• void bark() {
• System.out.println("The dog barks.");
• }
• }

• Output:
• This animal eats food.
• The dog barks.
Method Overriding
• class Animal {
• void sound() {
• System.out.println("Animal makes sound");
• }
• }

• class Dog extends Animal {


• void sound() {
• System.out.println("Dog barks");
• }
• }
super Keyword

• • Refers to superclass members.


• • Used to:
• - Access superclass constructor.
• - Call superclass methods.

• Example:
• super.sound();
Inheritance and
Constructors
• • Constructors are not inherited.
• • Subclass constructor implicitly or explicitly calls the superclass constructor.

• Example:
• class A {
• A() {
• System.out.println("A's constructor");
• }
• }

• class B extends A {
• B() {
• super(); // optional
• System.out.println("B's constructor");
• }
• }
Summary and Q&A

• • Inheritance is crucial for OOP in Java.


• • Enables modular, maintainable, and
scalable code.
• • Key concepts: extends, method
overriding, super, constructor chaining.

• Questions?

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