As an example, Figure 1 shows car and truck ... and methods from another class by extending that class. Java doesn’t support multiple inheritance through class extension, however.

Now let’s try the same example using composition ... Unlike some languages, such as C++, Java does not allow multiple inheritance with classes. You can use multiple inheritance with interfaces ...

The fact that Java does not support multiple inheritance is one reason why ... recombination and light inheritance. The design pattern is a classic example, in which composition and delegation are ...