Object-Oriented Programming (Narva College) 2017/18 spring

Before session 5

Inheritance. Superclasses and Subclasses.

Objectives:

When you finish this module, you will

• explain the following terms: inheritance, overriding, polymorphism;
• relate objects to one another;
• build strong relationships between the objects in the code using superclasses and subclasses;
• use super keyword;
• list some methods of Object class;
• choose proper data types for objects and variables.

Topics

• 5.1 Inheritance
• 5.2 Class Object
• 5.3 Overriding
• 5.4 Polymorphism
• 5.5 Tasks

Alternative materials

• in English:
  • H. Schildt.‎ Java - The Complete Reference: Chapter:8
  • Chapter 80
• in Estonian: here
• in Russian: Г. Шилдт. Java 8. Полное руководство: Chapter: 8