7. Inheritance

Chapter 6 discussed how one class can reference other classes via fields and properties. This chapter discusses how to use the inheritance relationship between classes to build class hierarchies that form an “is a” relationship.

A figure shows the "Inheritance" mind-map.

Beginner Topic: Inheritance Definitions

The preceding chapter provided an overview of inheritance. Here’s a review of the defined ...

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