Inheritance

[mew]

I have the following situation.

Class named ClassA extends from class named Master and will inherit all the methods of Master class. There are few methods, which should be available in child classes like in ClassA. How can I manage this?

public class ClassA extends Master{
…
}

Can inheritance be private?

[hardwired]

The easiest way to find out is to make up a test app.

public class MasterTest {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Master master = new Master();
        A a = new A();
        // exercise/test your classes...
    }
}

class Master {
    String name;

    Master(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public void rideTheHorse() {
        System.out.println("riding the horse":
    }

    // other methods
    // try methods that return something

    public String toString() {
        return name;
    }
}

class A extends Master() {
    // call methods and access fields of superclass
}

Can inheritance be private?
Possibly, depends on what you have in mind. We have the private access modifier and the final keyword available. Play with them in your test app.