Inheritance in ES6
This lesson introduces the keywords extends and super and explains their use in implementing inheritance in JavaScript.
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In the previous chapter, the implementation of class in the ES6 version of JavaScript was discussed. The version introduced the keyword class used to define a class.
Now let’s learn how to implement inheritance in ES6 version of JavaScript.
Syntax
The underlying concept regarding the implementation of inheritance is the same in both versions, ES5 and ES6; however, the latter provides a cleaner syntax as well as some new keywords that can be used during the implementation.
The ES6 version uses the keyword extends which creates a class that is the child of another class.
The following is the syntax used in ES6:
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