Inheritance & Polymorphism
extends keyword, super keyword, method overriding, polymorphism, abstract classes, and the Object class
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🧬 Inheritance & Polymorphism
Master inheritance (extends keyword), superclass and subclass relationships, the super keyword (constructors and methods), method overriding (@Override), polymorphism (compile-time type vs runtime type), abstract classes and methods, the Object class (toString(), equals()), and IS-A vs HAS-A relationships.
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extends keyword, super keyword, method overriding, polymorphism, abstract classes, and the Object class
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