AP® Computer Science A glossary
Inheritance
Course: AP® Computer Science A Shows up in: Unit 1: Using Objects and Methods
The relationship from subclasses to a superclass: subclasses draw on the superclass's attributes and behaviors without replacing them.
Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.12.A.2
Inheritance is why every class has a toString method: every class inherits from Object. Designing inheritance relationships is outside the course.