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Types of Inheritance

Learn to identify and implement different types of inheritance in C#. This lesson covers single, multi-level, hierarchical, multiple, and hybrid inheritance, explaining each type with clear code examples to help you apply these concepts effectively in your OOP projects.

Depending whether it is a base class or a derived class, these are the five types of inheritance in general:

  1. Single
  2. Multi-level
  3. Hierarchical
  4. Multiple
  5. Hybrid

Single Inheritance

In single inheritance, there is only a single class extending from another class. We can take the example of the Product class (base class) and the Beverage class (derived class).

Example

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