Inheritance In Java

INHERITANCE
IN ARNAB BHAUMIK
ECE, 3RD YEAR
UNIVERSITY ROLL NO. :
23900315009
GUIDED BY :
SANKHAMITRA ROY

• WHY PROGRAMMING?
• WHY JAVA?
• CLASSES AND OBJECTS
• INTRODUCTION TO INHERITANCE
TYPES OF INHERITANCE
ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
CONTENTS

WHY PROGRAMMING?
• Programming is the term that refers to teaching, instructing or giving commands to the computer.

WHY JAVA?
• Simple
• Object-Oriented
• Platform Independent
• Secure
• Robust
• Multithreaded

CLASSES AND OBJECTS
• A class is a blueprint from which individual objects are created.
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name

INTRODUCTION TO INHERITANCE
• Inheritance in java is a mechanism in which one class acquires all the properties and behaviours of
another class.
• Sub Class : The class that inherits properties and behaviours from another class is called Sub class or
Derived Class.
• Super Class : The class whose properties and behaviours are inherited by sub class is called Base
Class or Super class.
• Syntax of Java Inheritance
class Subclass-name extends Superclass-name
{
//methods and fields
}

INTRODUCTION TO INHERITANCE
• Why and when to use inheritance?

TYPES OF INHERITANCE
• On the basis of class, there can be mainly three types of inheritance in java:
1. Single
2. Multilevel
3. Hierarchical

SINGLE INHERITANCE
Class A
Class B

SINGLE INHERITANCE
PROGRAM
class Animal {
void eat() {
System.out.println("eating...");
}
}
class Dog extends Animal {
void bark() {
System.out.println("barking...");
}
}
class TestInheritance {
public static void main(String args[ ]) {
Dog d=new Dog();
d.bark();
d.eat();
}
}
OUTPUT
barking...
eating...

MULTILEVEL INHERITANCE
Class A
Class B
Class C

MULTILEVEL INHERITANCE
PROGRAM
class Animal {
void eat() {
}
}
void bark() {
}
}
class BabyDog extends Dog {
void weep() {
System.out.println("weeping...");
}
}
class TestInheritance2 {
BabyDog d=new BabyDog();
d.weep();
d.bark();
d.eat();
}
}
OUTPUT
weeping...
barking...
eating...

HIERARCHICAL INHERITANCE
Class A
Class B Class C

HIERARCHICAL INHERITANCE
PROGRAM
class Animal {
void eat() {
}
}
void bark() {
}
}
class Cat extends Animal {
void meow() {
System.out.println("meowing...");
}
}
class TestInheritance3 {
Cat c=new Cat();
Dog d=new Dog();
c.meow();
c.eat();
d.bark();
d.eat();
}
}
OUTPUT
meowing...
eating...
barking…
eating…

MULTIPLE AND HYBRID INHERITANCE
Class A Class B
Class C
Class B Class C
Class D
Class A

ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES
 ADVANTAGES
• Inheritance promotes reusability. When a class inherits or derives another class, it can access all the functionality of
inherited class.
• Reusability enhanced reliability. The base class code will be already tested and debugged.
• As the existing code is reused, it leads to less development and maintenance costs.
 DISADVANTAGES
• Inherited functions work slower than normal function as there is indirection.
• Improper use of inheritance may lead to wrong solutions.
• Often, data members in the base class are left unused which may lead to memory wastage.
• Inheritance increases the coupling between base class and derived class. A change in base class will affect all the
child classes.

References:
• “The Complete Reference Java” by Herbert Schildt.
• “Java Programming Black Book” by Kogent Learning solution.

Inheritance In Java

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