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CourseLearn Java: Inheritance and Polymorphism
Learn how to go further with classes by using inheritance and polymorphism.
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1 courseWe suggest you complete the following courses before you get started with Learn Java: Inheritance and Polymorphism:- Java: Algorithms
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In this course, we’ll look into how all Objects are related to each other through the concept of inheritance. We’ll also look at how an object can act like two different objects using polymorphism.
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Inheritance and Polymorphism
Let’s take a look at the Object class to learn how inheritance and polymorphism works!
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