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OOP - Inheritence

nhunsdale02 Programming I Masters English 8 cards

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1Inheritance It is a form of software _____reuse
2Inheritance What is it?A class absorbing an existing class's members and adapting them with new or modified capabilities
3In Java, can classes inherit multiple classes? What is this called?No
Single-class inheritence
4Is inheritance an "is a" or a "has a" scenario?is a
5By contrast, "has-a" represents _____composition
6What is composition?An object contains references to other objects
e.g. car has a steering wheel
7Composition In a nutshell...objects or elements which help to COMPOSE details about another class
has-a relationship
8Inheritance Advantages- Minimizes duplicate code
- Easier to maintain
- Reduces development time
- Code better organized
- More robust
- Flexible to change

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