Inheritance allows a new class to automatically pick up all the protected and public data and methods of an existing class. To do so, the new class must be derived from the existing class. Private data and methods remain private to the existing class, the base class.
No. never. An instance method cannot replace a class method because: Instance Methods - are normal methods that are linked to a class object instance Class Methods - are static methods that are not linked to any class object. These methods are not interchangeable and will create too many issues if we try to use one in place of the other.
You use inheritance whenever you need a more specialised version of an existing class (the base class). Rather than creating a new class entirely from scratch, and therefore duplicating tried and tested code, you simply build upon the existing class, overriding the existing methods and adding more specialised methods, whilst retaining all the generic functionality of the base class.
No; that is the default. In other words, if you don't add "extends", the class will automatically inherit from the "Object" class.No; that is the default. In other words, if you don't add "extends", the class will automatically inherit from the "Object" class.No; that is the default. In other words, if you don't add "extends", the class will automatically inherit from the "Object" class.No; that is the default. In other words, if you don't add "extends", the class will automatically inherit from the "Object" class.
No, Java only allows a method to be defined within a class, not within another method.
A private member of a class can only be accessed by methods of that class. A protected member of a class can only be accessed by methods of that class and by methods of a derived class of that class.
Static can be used in programming to define variables or methods that belong to the class itself, rather than to instances of the class. This allows for shared data among all instances of the class. Static variables and methods can be accessed without creating an instance of the class.
Static methods are not specific to each instance of a class. This allows you to have functions which return the same output for the same input for each instance of the class.
Inheritance is a mechanism in programming that allows a class (subclass) to inherit properties and methods from another class (superclass). It promotes code reuse and enables creating a hierarchy of classes. Subclasses can add new features or override existing ones from the superclass.
No. never. An instance method cannot replace a class method because: Instance Methods - are normal methods that are linked to a class object instance Class Methods - are static methods that are not linked to any class object. These methods are not interchangeable and will create too many issues if we try to use one in place of the other.
You can create a class that does not inherit from anything and nothing inherits from it. You can then create objects from that class. This allows you to encapsulate and abstract data and methods into a simple interface to be used elsewhere in your program.
Static methods or class methods are usually used when you want functionality to be executed without creating an instance of the class where that piece of code resides.
You use inheritance whenever you need a more specialised version of an existing class (the base class). Rather than creating a new class entirely from scratch, and therefore duplicating tried and tested code, you simply build upon the existing class, overriding the existing methods and adding more specialised methods, whilst retaining all the generic functionality of the base class.
Final methods are used when a class is inheritable but should have some functions that must not be overridden for them to operate properly. This allows a class that can be inherited, but still have limits on its customization. Usually, final methods are declared so that a method that accepts a parameter of class A can accept a parameter of class B that inherits from A, and the designer of class A can still be certain that the method will operate as intended regardless of what the developer does in class B.
No; that is the default. In other words, if you don't add "extends", the class will automatically inherit from the "Object" class.No; that is the default. In other words, if you don't add "extends", the class will automatically inherit from the "Object" class.No; that is the default. In other words, if you don't add "extends", the class will automatically inherit from the "Object" class.No; that is the default. In other words, if you don't add "extends", the class will automatically inherit from the "Object" class.
No, Java only allows a method to be defined within a class, not within another method.
A private member of a class can only be accessed by methods of that class. A protected member of a class can only be accessed by methods of that class and by methods of a derived class of that class.
There are two ways to reuse a class in C++. Composition and inheritance. With composition, any class data member can be an instance of an existing class. With inheritance, we can derive a new class from an existing class. Either way, we create a new class of object with all the properties of the existing class which can be extended and/or replaced with properties of our own.