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Inheritance vs. Composition

Explore how to effectively use inheritance and composition in Java object-oriented design. Understand constructor behavior, method overriding risks, and strategies like final classes and sealed classes to build maintainable and safe class structures.

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When designing object-oriented systems, we frequently face the choice of how to reuse code and build relationships between classes. Two primary mechanisms exist for this: Inheritance and Composition.

Let’s explore how to choose between them and how to avoid common pitfalls when designing class ... ...