Superclasses and Subclasses

Inheritance in Java

In Java, every class can inherit attributes (instance variables) and behaviors (methods) from another class.

• Superclass: The parent class, or superclass, is the class being inherited from.
• Subclass: The child class, or subclass, is the class that is inheriting.

Consider the example below.

Here, both Cat and Dog are child classes, or subclasses, whereas Animal is the ...