Explore the fundamentals of OOP in Java. Gain insights into inheritance, polymorphism, and more to write clean, modular, reusable code through interactive exercises and practical challenges.

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Object-oriented programming (OOP) has been around for decades. As the original object-oriented language, Java is a mainstay in the world of computer programming. 

Having a foundation in OOP Java concepts will allow you to write cleaner, more modular, and more reusable code, as well as make it easier for you to understand the codebases of different companies you might be interested in joining.

Starting with the basics and reviewing complex topics like inheritance and polymorphism, this course is filled with illustrations, exercises, quizzes, and hands-on challenges. You’ll walk away with an understanding of classes and objects behavior and be able to easily create simple, efficient, reusable and secure code.

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## Definition
**Inheritance** provides a way to create a new class from an existing class. The new class is a specialized version of the existing class such that it inherits all the *non-private* fields (*variables*) and *methods* of the existing class. The existing class is used as a starting point or as a *base* to create the new class.

## The *IS A* relationship

After reading the above definition, the next question that comes to your mind is *What is the use case of inheritance?* Well, the answer is that wherever we come across an ***IS A*** relationship between objects, we can use inheritance.


# Definition
**Inheritance** provides a way to create a new class from an existing class. The new class is a specialized version of the existing class such that it inherits all the *non-private* fields (*variables*) and *methods* of the existing class. The existing class is used as a starting point or as a *base* to create the new class.

# The *IS A* relationship

After reading the above definition, the next question that comes to your mind is *What is the use case of inheritance?* Well, the answer is that wherever we come across an ***IS A*** relationship between objects, we can use inheritance.


Get introduced to inheritance, a powerful concept of Object-Oriented Programming.

Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

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Inheritance

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Definition

The IS A relationship