The first half of this introduction to Java inheritance teaches you how to use the extends keyword to derive a child class from a parent class, invoke parent class constructors and methods, and ...

Object is the root class, or ultimate superclass, of all other Java classes. Stored in the java.lang package, Object declares the following methods, which all other classes inherit: ...

This post explains how to use classes in Java to build objects and organize your code. Also learn: constructors, static methods, and more!

Dynamic loading of Java classes at runtime provides tremendous flexibility in the development of enterprise systems. It provides for the basis of "application servers", and allows even simpler, ...