Inheriting Subclasses from Classes

We’re diving into the world of creating subclasses that inherit from existing classes. By following a few simple steps, we’ll see how easy it is to create subclasses in C# and inherit all the capabilities of the base class while adding specific features for employees. Let’s get started!

Creating a subclass inherited from a class

The Person type we created earlier derived (inherited) from the object, the alias for System.Object. Now, we will create a subclass that inherits from Person:

Step 1: In the PacktLibrary project, add a new class file named Employee.cs.

Step 2: Modify its contents to define a class named Employee that derives from Person, as shown in the following code: