What is Inheritance?
Explore the concept of inheritance in C# object-oriented programming to understand how new classes derive from existing ones. Learn about the IS A relationship, practical examples using shapes, programming languages, and beverages, and the significance of the built-in Object class in .NET. This lesson prepares you to apply inheritance syntax and terminologies effectively.
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Now that you are familiar with the concepts of objects and classes, let’s discuss inheritance which is another key concept in object-oriented programming.
Definition
Inheritance provides a way to create a new class from an existing class. The new class is a specialized version of the existing class such that it inherits all the non-private fields (variables) and methods of the existing class. The existing class is used as a starting point or as a base to create the new class.