10Discovering Inheritance Techniques
Without inheritance, classes would simply be data structures with associated behaviors. That alone would be a powerful improvement over procedural languages, but inheritance adds an entirely new dimension. Through inheritance, you can build new classes based on existing ones. In this way, your classes become reusable and extensible components. This chapter teaches you the different ways to leverage the power of inheritance. You will learn about the specific syntax of inheritance as well as sophisticated techniques for making the most of inheritance.
The portion of this chapter relating to polymorphism draws heavily on the spreadsheet example discussed in Chapter 8, “Gaining Proficiency with Classes and Objects,” and Chapter 9, “Mastering Classes and Objects.” This chapter also refers to the object-oriented methodologies described in Chapter 5, “Designing with Classes.” ...
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