JavaScript Tutorial
JavaScript Inheritance: Types, Uses, Examples
Table of Contents
- Introduction
- What is Inheritance in JavaScript?
- Types of Inheritance in JavaScript
- Uses of Inheritance in JavaScript
- Advantages of Inheritance in JavaScript
- Limitations of Inheritance in JavaScript
FAQs about JavaScript Inheritance
Object.create() is used for prototypal inheritance where objects inherit directly from other objects. ES6 classes provide a more structured and syntactic sugar approach for inheritance using the extends and super keywords.
No, JavaScript does not support multiple inheritance. A class can only extend one parent class. However, mixins can be used to achieve similar functionality.
The super() keyword is used to call the constructor or methods of the parent class in the child class.
If a child class defines a method with the same name as a method in the parent class, the child class method will override the parent method.
Inheritance enables the creation of hierarchical relationships, reduces code duplication, and promotes reusability and scalability, which are core principles of object-oriented programming.
