Java & Inheritance

Why Java does'nt support Multiple Inheritance

• If there are two parent classes let them be P1 and P2 ad
a Child class C1
Class P1{ Class P2{
.............. ..............
} }
Now for assumption,C1 is a child of both P1 and P2 Class
C1 extends P1{ Class C1 extends P2{
................ .......................
} }
sample code for demonstration
• Now if m1() method were to be called from Child class ,
confusion occurs leading to ambiguity as to consider
which m1,whether from P1 class or from P2 class

• Hence java does'nt support multiple inheritance with

respect to class

• Conclusion: Multiple Inheritance is not supported with

respect to Classes
 Case2:Multiple Inheritance is supported with respect to Interfaces

• But in case of interfaces it supports multiple inheritance

with same P1 ad P2 as parent interfaces and C1 as child
interfaces,C1 can inherit the P1 and P2.

• Here ambiguity does'nt occur as Interface contains only

declaration and don't deal with implementation

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