Class inheritance in object-oriented programming is a structural mechanism allowing a subclass to acquire the attributes and methods of a parent class while extending or modifying its behavior. This mechanism relies on the formal definition of a base class and derived class, where method overriding enables the subclass to alter specific functionalities inherited from the parent. The core theoretical principle involves delegating execution back to the parent implementation using the `super()` construct, ensuring that extensions augment rather than completely replace inherited logic within the domain of object hierarchies.
Class inheritance in object-oriented programming is a structural mechanism allowing a subclass to acquire the attributes and methods of a parent class while extending or modifying its behavior. This …