Studying Object and its methods will give you a more functional understanding of Java inheritance and how it works in your programs: All about Object: Java’s superclass ...

When to use inheritance in Java When to use composition in Java Differences between inheritance and composition Method overriding with Java inheritance Using constructors with inheritance Type ...

This looks like the Liskov substitution principle that Uncle Bob Martin described: Substitute a derived class (Square) for a base class (Rectangle). From the standpoint of the compiler, the above code ...

A method might accept a specific type and its subclasses, but you want to restrict usage to a select few implementations of your own design. Java's open inheritance model can feel like an open ...