Question

Explain the different types of inheritance?

Answer 1

Types of Inheritance:

There are different types of inheritance viz., Single inheritance, Multiple inheritance, Multilevel inheritance, hybrid inheritance, and hierarchical inheritance.

1. Single Inheritance: When a derived class inherits only from one base class, it is known as single inheritance.
2. Multiple Inheritance: When a derived class inherits from multiple base classes it is known as multiple inheritances.
3. Hierarchical inheritance: When more than one derived class is created from a single base class, it is known as Hierarchical inheritance.
4. Multilevel Inheritance: The transitive nature of inheritance is itself reflected by this form of inheritance. When a class is derived from a class that is a derived class then it is referred to as multilevel inheritance.
5. Hybrid inheritance: When there is a combination of more than one type of inheritance, it is known as hybrid inheritance.
6. Hence, it may be a combination of Multilevel and Multiple inheritances or Hierarchical and Multilevel inheritance or Hierarchical, Multilevel and Multiple inheritances.