Defining classes as a hierarchy, with a specific class (Dog) inheriting the behavior and data of its more generic parent (Animal).
- What is inheritance? Why use inheritance?
- How to use inheritance. What is the syntax to inherit from a class? How to override methods, etc.
- Are there limitations to inheritance? Is there multi-inheritance or only single-inheritance?
This exercise models a role-playing game with wizards and warriors that can attack each other. The reference implementation (C#) teaches:
- Defining an abstract class
- Defining classes that inherit from an abstract class
- Overriding abstract methods
- Overriding virtual methods
- Calling the base class' constructor from a derived class
- Restrict access to inheriting classes using access modifiers
| Track | Exercise | Changes |
|---|---|---|
| C# | wizards-and-warriors | None |