Also, an independent contractor is generally one who has the opportunity to make a profit, or the risk of taking an out-of-pocket loss, while an employee generally does not have that opportunity nor does he take that risk.
Inheritance is the process wherein characteristics are inherited from ancestors. Similarly, in Java, a subclass inherits the characteristics (properties and methods) of its superclass (ancestor). For example, a vehicle is a superclass and a car is a subclass. The car (subclass) inherits all of the vehicleâs properties.
An Example of Java Inheritance. Let's say we make a class called Human that represents our physical characteristics. It's a generic class that could represent you, me, or anyone in the world. Its state keeps track of things like number of legs, number of arms, and blood type. It has behaviors like eat, sleep, and walk.