1). Single Inheritance
2). Multilevel Inheritance
3). Multiple Inheritance[achieved using Interface]
4). Hierarchical Inheritance
5). Hybrid Inheritance
Before starting i would like explain few terms which we will using below. They are as follows
*Super Class is nothing but a Parent class or Base Class
*Sub Class is nothing but a Child Class which is inherited form the Parent Class
1). Single Inheritance
In this type of Inheritance there will be only one super class and only one sub class will be involved
let us assume A is super class and B is sub class of A
A
↓
BHere Class B is inherited from Class A. This type of inheritance is named as Single Inheritance.
2). Multilevel Inheritance
In this type of Inheritance the super class is inherited by its sub class and this sub class will be inherited by the another sub class. let us assume A is super class and B is sub class of A and C is sub class B
A
↓
B
↓
↓
C
Here Class C is inherited form Class B and this Class B is inherited form its parent class A.
This type of inheritance is named as Multilevel Inheritance.
3). Multiple Inheritance
In this type of Inheritance the super class is inherited by its sub
class and this sub class will be inherited by the another sub class. let us assume A is super class and B is also a super class and C is sub class of A & B
A B
↓ ↓
C
Note: Multiple Inheritance is not supported by Java, where the possible way to achieve this can be done using Interface
4). Hierarchical Inheritance
In this type of Inheritance there will be only one super class which is inherited by many sub
class. let
us assume A is super class and B and C are sub
class of A.
A
↓ ↓
B C
All the above type of Inheritance combination is mixed together to build a Hybrid Inheritance. It could be
A
↓ ↓
B D E F
B D E F
↓
G
These are the different types of Inheritance in java
