The first half of this introduction to Java inheritance teaches you how to use the extends keyword to derive a child class from a parent class, invoke parent class constructors and methods, and ...

A method might accept a specific type and its subclasses, but you want to restrict usage to a select few implementations of your own design. Java's open inheritance model can feel like an open ...

This looks like the Liskov substitution principle that Uncle Bob Martin described: Substitute a derived class (Square) for a base class (Rectangle). From the standpoint of the compiler, the above code ...

Java’s single inheritance limitation is usually not a problem in the normal course of development. In fact, the need to use multiple inheritance could be a sign of a bad design. There are times ...