2. OOP Continued

Syllabus Points Covered

The object-oriented paradigm

Understanding OOP

• Apply the key features of an object-oriented programming (OOP) language

  • inheritance

  • generalisation

  • polymorphism

Chapter Contents

• 2.1. Motivation
• 2.2. Inheritance
  • 2.2.1. Inheritance
  • 2.2.2. Generalisation
  • 2.2.3. Terminology
  • 2.2.4. Syntax
  • 2.2.5. Rules to Know
• 2.3. Inheritance Example
  • 2.3.1. Parent Class
  • 2.3.2. Child Class
  • 2.3.3. Creating and Using Instances
• 2.4. Super
  • 2.4.1. super()
  • 2.4.2. Using super() in the Constructor
• 2.5. Hierarchical Inheritance
• 2.6. Multilevel Inheritance
• 2.7. Multiple Inheritance
  • 2.7.1. Method Resolution Order
  • 2.7.2. super()
  • 2.7.3. Mixins
• 2.8. Multiple Inheritance Example
  • 2.8.1. Base and Savings Accounts
  • 2.8.2. Rewards Account
  • 2.8.3. Premium Savings Account
• 2.9. Checking Instances
• 2.10. Polymorphism and Duck Typing
  • 2.10.1. Subtyping Polymorphism
  • 2.10.2. Dynamic Polymorphism and Duck Typing