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Can a class have two parents?
Short answer. No. A class extends only one class.
How do you get multiple inheritance?
By implementing several interfaces.
Types
| Type | Allowed? |
|---|---|
| Single | yes |
| Multilevel | yes |
| Hierarchical | yes |
| Multiple | interfaces |
Remember
| One class, one parent |
| Many interfaces allowed |
Can a Java class have two parent classes? No. Single is allowed. Multilevel is allowed. Hierarchical is allowed. Multiple works only with interfaces. One class, one parent. Many interfaces are allowed.
This clip is from the full lesson: Inheritance in Java: extends, super and Method Overriding — 8 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 10 Computer Applications (165), ICSE Class 9 Computer Applications, ISC Class 12 Computer Science (868), ISC Class 12 Computer Science (868)
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