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Inheritance syntax and properties
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// : c06:Detergent.java
// Inheritance syntax & properties.
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.
class Cleanser {
private String s = new String("Cleanser");
public void append(String a) {
s += a;
}
public void dilute() {
append(" dilute()");
}
public void apply() {
append(" apply()");
}
public void scrub() {
append(" scrub()");
}
public String toString() {
return s;
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Cleanser x = new Cleanser();
x.dilute();
x.apply();
x.scrub();
System.out.println(x);
}
}
public class Detergent extends Cleanser {
// Change a method:
public void scrub() {
append(" Detergent.scrub()");
super.scrub(); // Call base-class version
}
// Add methods to the interface:
public void foam() {
append(" foam()");
}
// Test the new class:
public static void main(String[] args) {
Detergent x = new Detergent();
x.dilute();
x.apply();
x.scrub();
x.foam();
System.out.println(x);
System.out.println("Testing base class:");
Cleanser.main(args);
}
} ///:~
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