Simple subclass, superclass question

[jenny27]

I'm new to Java but after reading the tutorial docs on their website I can't quite see why this is false (its a question from my learning materials).

When a subclass extends a superclass, all methods that are contained in the superclass are accessible from the subclass.


What Is Inheritance? (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Object-Oriented Programming Concepts)
"This gives MountainBike all the same fields and methods as Bicycle..."

So why is this false?


Please can someone explain this to me?

[Fubarable]

Methods can have different "access" modifiers such as public, protected, and.....

You get my hint?

[jenny27]

aaah private :)

thanks

[Fubarable]

Exactly! You're welcome!