44+ Java Protected Method Inheritance UK. In the above program, we create a superclass num having protected fields x and y and a method showxy (). When we make a instance variable(data member) or method protected, this means that they are accessible only in the class itself and in hybrid inheritance:
When we make a instance variable(data member) or method protected, this means that they are accessible only in the class itself and in hybrid inheritance:
By inherited is meant that these fields and methods are part of of the subclass, as if the subclass had declared them itself. Inheritance is an important topic in object oriented programming. Combination of more than one types of inheritance in a single program. In java this is also called extending a class.