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    OBJECT ORIENTED

    PROGRAMMING:

    INHERITANCE
    Dominique, Adron and Taniya
    WHOA!
    “I might not think that programmers are
    artists, but programming is an extremely
    creative profession. It’s logic-based
    creativity.” ~ John Romero
    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    0 INTRODUCTION
    What is Inheritance in OOP?
    0 EXAMPLE
    Illustration of how
    1 2 inheritance is used

    0 ADVANTAGES 0 DISADVANTAGE
    Pros S
    Cons
    3 4
    01
    INTRODUCTIO
    N
    What is Inheritance?
    DEFINING THE
    CONCEPT
    Inheritance is a fundamental concept in object-oriented programming
    (OOP). It allows a new class (called the "subclass" or "child class") to inherit
    attributes and methods from an existing class (called the "superclass" or
    "parent class"). The subclass can then extend or modify the behavior of the
    superclass by adding its own attributes and methods or by overriding
    existing ones.
    EXAMPLES
    02
    An example to illustrate the concept
    TYPES OF INHERITANCE

    0 SINGLE
    In single inheritance, a subclass (or
    0 MULTIPLE
    In multiple inheritance, a subclass

    0 child class) inherits from only one


    superclass (or parent class). 0 inherits from multiple
    superclasses.

    0 MULTILEVEL
    In multilevel inheritance, a
    0 HIERARCHY
    In hierarchical inheritance,

    0 subclass inherits from another


    subclass. 0 multiple subclasses inherit from a
    single superclass.
    “
    Consider a scenario where we have two classes:
    Animal (the superclass) and Dog (the subclass).
    The Dog class inherits features from the Animal
    class.

    These features include: eating, sleeping, drinking


    The concept of inheritance establishes
    An “is-a” relationship.

    A CAR AN A DOG A
    IS A VEHICLE ORANGE
    IS A FRUIT IS AN ANIMAL SURGEON
    IS A DOCTOR
    03
    ADVANTAGES
    Pros of inheritance in OOP
    ADVANTAGES
    Inheritance promotes code reuse by allowing subclasses
    to inherit attributes and methods from their superclasses.
    Code Reusability This reduces redundancy and improves maintainability, as
    common functionality only needs to be implemented
    once in the superclass.

    Inheritance facilitates modularity by organizing classes


    Enhanced into a hierarchical structure. Subclasses can specialize
    behavior while inheriting common characteristics from
    Modularity their superclasses. This makes the codebase easier to
    understand and manage.

    When changes are required, inheritance allows


    Ease of modifications to be made at the superclass level, affecting
    all subclasses that inherit from it. This simplifies
    Maintenance maintenance and ensures consistency across related
    classes.
    DISADVANTAG
    04 ES
    Cons of inheritance in OOP
    DISADVANTAGES

    Hierarchical inheritance can lead to complex class


    Complexity hierarchies.

    Once you’ve established a class structure, altering it (e.g.,


    adding new features or changing relationships) can be
    Limited Flexibility tricky. Changes may inadvertently affect existing code,
    leading to unintended consequences.

    Increased Risk of Errors introduced in the superclass can propagate down


    the hierarchy.
    Bugs
    A PICTURE IS
    WORTH A
    THOUSAND
    WORDS
    REFERENCES
    ● C++ multiple, multilevel and hierarchical inheritance. (n.d.). Programiz: Learn to
    Code for Free.
    https://www.programiz.com/cpp-programming/multilevel-multiple-inheritance
    ● Codecademy Team. (2023, July 11). What is inheritance in object-oriented
    programming? Codecademy Blog.
    https://www.codecademy.com/resources/blog/what-is-inheritance/
    ● Inheritance in Java. (2023, September 13). GeeksforGeeks.
    https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/inheritance-in-java/
    ● PHP OOP inheritance. (n.d.). W3Schools Online Web Tutorials.
    https://www.w3schools.com/PHP/php_oop_inheritance.asp
    ● Yadav, N. (2021, April 13). Advantages and disadvantages of inheritance in Java.
    The Java Programmer.
    https://www.thejavaprogrammer.com/advantages-and-disadvantages-of-inheritan
    ce-in-java/
    THANKS
    !
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