Java supports class reuse through inheritance and composition. This two-part tutorial teaches you how to use inheritance in your Java programs.

Though Java prevents multiple inheritance, some circumstances warrant its use. In this article, author Thomas Hammell illustrates a technique for simulating multiple inheritance in a Web-based ...

To effectively use Unified Modeling Language when developing Java applications, developers must have a thorough understanding of the UML elements and how these elements map to Java.

Inheritance is one example: the DSFA application used inheritance within the business model, but not to a great extent. UML is also very strong at showing the cardinality of associations; but the vast ...

Sealed classes in Java let developers limit the creation and use of subclasses and preserve the class hierarchy. Here is how sealed classes in Java work.