Java child class

The class whose members are inherited is called the base class, and the class that inherits those members is called the derived class .

In Java terminology, the base class is called the superclass ; derived class or subclass – this is a class that inherits the superclass code. In Java terminology, the inheriting class is called a subclass. The subclass has the ability to supplement the superclass with additional fields and methods.

Child class is the class that inherits from another class , also called derived class.

lang. Object class is the super base class of all Java classes. Every other Java classes descends from Object.