Superclass

Definitions

1. The parent class from which a subclass inherits its fields and methods. A superclass defines the shared interface and default behavior that all its descendants can use or override. Also called a base class or parent class.

   In plain English: The parent class that other, more specialized classes inherit their basic properties and behaviors from.

   Example: "The superclass handles serialization, so every entity subclass gets JSON export for free."

Related Terms

• Derived Type
• Mixin
• Method Override
• Override
• Parent Class
• Static Method
• Subclass
• Super