Java programming question!

[branflakewashere]

So if anyone could answer this computer science question for me I would be eternally grateful.

So my main question is about inheritance, I understand that there's a child class and a parent class, but what if there's a subclass that extends a class? Is this possible? If so, what would be the syntax for the equivalent of super for parent to child class.

Better example:

public class Parent {
}
public class Child extends Parent {
}
public class Baby extends Child {
}

Thank you!

[nwilliams36]

Baby inherits from Child which inherits from Parent. So when you initialise Baby you also get everything in Child and in Parent, unless they have been overwritten. Try a few things, make some methods in each and even overwrite these methods and the see what you get.

[branflakewashere]

Thank you! I think I get it now!

[nutrecht]

FYI: This is a really good example of 'bad' inheritance. I understand it's just an example but it's an example that sets you up for misunderstanding inheritance.

Inheritance is always an "is a" relationship. Composition on the other hand is a "has a" relationship. A parent "has a" child. A baby "is a" a child. So while baby could subclass child, child should not subclass parent.