What Does Inheritance Mean?
Inheritance is a mechanism wherein a new class is derived from an existing class. In Java, classes may inherit or acquire the properties and methods of other classes.
Techopedia Explains Inheritance
Inheritance is the process wherein characteristics are inherited from ancestors. Similarly, in Java, a subclass inherits the characteristics (properties and methods) of its superclass (ancestor). For example, a vehicle is a superclass and a car is a subclass. The car (subclass) inherits all of the vehicle’s properties. The inheritance mechanism is very useful in code reuse. The following are some limitations of Java class inheritance: A subclass cannot inherit private members of its superclass. Constructor and initializer blocks cannot be inherited by a subclass. A subclass can have only one superclass.
