Java - Inheritance Explanation

ü To create a new class from an existing class.

ü Common properties are derived from base class.

ü It is used for Reusability and Extensibility.

Types:-

i) Single level inheritance.

ii) Multi-level inheritance.

iii) Hierarchical inheritance.

Syntax to inherit a class:-

<specifier> class <childclsname> extends <baseclsname>

   {

        Data member decl&init;

        member fn defn;

   }

eg:-

class A

{

}

class B extends A

{

}