An Inheritance Heirarchy

A heirarchy example

Inheritance Heirarchy

• Objects at the top levels are more general in nature than the ones on the lower levels.
• The lower you go in the hierarchy, the more specialized the objects become.
• Inheritance is transitive across levels
  • A graduate student is a student.
  • A student is a UMBC community member.
  • Therefore, a graduate student is a UMBC community member.