5: Object Creation and Member Visibility

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Object Creation and Member Visibility

n the last chapter, we covered inheritance in Java. Inheritance allows you to extend the functionality of existing classes. In this chapter, you learn what happens when a subclass is instantiated. Without explicitly creating a superclass object, how can a subclass object access its members? You learn the object-creation process during the instantiation of a subclass. The main motive behind understanding this is to gain control over the object-initialization process. You will understand how to call ...

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