Java supports class reuse through inheritance and composition. This two-part tutorial teaches you how to use inheritance in your Java programs.

Why does Java's standard class library contain empty interfaces like Cloneable and Serializable? Find out why in this sixth installment in the "Object-oriented language basics" series. You'll also ...

It's not good enough to simply use inheritance and apply the rules of polymorphism to your code. To write SOLID code, and properly implement the Liskov substitution principle in Java, your code must ...

We also learned how to use inheritance and polymorphism to speed up our code implementation time and to isolate bugs, which makes our code maintenance tasks much easier.

There are three major features in object-oriented programming that makes them different than non-OOP languages: encapsulation, inheritance and polymorphism. Encapsulation Enforces Modularity ...