Asked by Sarah Marshall on Sep 26, 2024

An object of a derived class has the type of the derived class,and it also has the type of the base class,and more generally,has the type of every one of its ___________ classes.

A) descendant
B) child
C) ancestor
D) sub

Ancestor Classes

Classes in object-oriented programming from which a class inherits properties and methods, often referred to as superclass or base class.

Derived Class

A class in Object-Oriented Programming (OOP) that inherits properties and behaviors from another class, known as the base class or superclass.

  • Familiarize oneself with the notion of a base class and its relationship to derived classes.
  • Understand thoroughly how inheritance offers a pathway for reusing attributes and methods derived from the base class.