OOP – Mod 3
Inheritance
Object Families/Hierarchy
➢ the idea of passing down characteristics from parent to child, and plays an
important part in Object-oriented design and programming.
Generalization/Specification
➢ Classification – hierarchic
o A person may be an employee, a customer or a supplier
o An employee may be paid monthly, weekly, or hourly
o An hourly-paid employee may be a driver, a cleaner, or a sales assistant
➢ As you go up, more general. As you go down, more specific.
➢ Keyword for inheritance
➢ Keyword for superclass
