Simplifying OOP in Java: Inheritance

Day 5: Inheritance

As programs grow, many classes start sharing similar properties or behavior.

That is where inheritance becomes useful.

Inheritance allows one class to take the properties and behavior of another class. In Java, this is done using the extends keyword.

A parent class contains common features, and a child class can inherit them and also add its own specific features.

class Vehicle {
    String brand;
}

class Car extends Vehicle {
    int speed;
}

In this example, Car inherits from Vehicle.

That means Car can use brand from Vehicle, while also having its own property, speed.

This helps reduce repetition and makes code more organized when classes are related.