Class Inheritance
suggest changeIntroduction
Any object-oriented programming language has some form of class inheritance. Let me revise:
Imagine you had to program a bunch of fruit: Apples
, Oranges
and Pears
. They all differ in size, shape and color, that’s why we have different classes.
But let’s say their differences don’t matter for a second and you just want a Fruit
, no matter which exactly? What return type would getFruit()
have?
The answer is class Fruit
. We create a new class and make all fruits inherit from it!
Syntax
- open {Base Class}
- class {Derived Class} : {Base Class}({Init Arguments})
- override {Function Definition}
- {DC-Object} is {Base Class} == true
Parameters
Parameter|Details —|— Base Class|Class that is inherited from Derived Class|Class that inherits from Base Class Init Arguments|Arguments passed to constructor of Base Class Function Definition|Function in Derived Class that has different code than the same in the Base Class DC-Object|”Derived Class-Object“ Object that has the type of the Derived Class