Object Oriented Programming Again

Java OOPS - 8 Cards

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Inheritance

Inheriting properties and methods from a parent class for code reuse

Object class

The default class that all Java classes inherit from

Method Overriding

Redefining a method in a subclass with the same name and signature as in its superclass.

Abstract Class

A class outline with some details filled in and some left blank. Cannot create instances.

extends

Keyword used to implement inheritance in Java (e.g., public class Student extends Person)

Interface

A blueprint of a class, containing method signatures

implements

Keyword used to implement an interface in Java (e.g., public class MarioGame implements GamingConsole)

Polymorphism

The ability of an object to take on multiple forms or have multiple behaviors