Inheritance and composition are two programming techniques developers use to establish the relationship between classes and objects. Whereas inheritance derives one class from another, composition ...

**Definition**: Inheritance is a relationship where a class (subclass) derives from another class (superclass), inheriting its properties and behaviors (methods). It represents an "is-a" relationship.

In Java 101: Inheritance in Java, Part 1, you learned how to leverage inheritance for code reuse, by establishing is-a relationships between classes. Composition is a closely related programming ...