Arguably, class diagrams are the most often used UML ... Generalization is the UML element to model inheritance. In Java, this directly translates into use of the extends keyword.

The first half of this introduction to Java inheritance teaches you how to use the extends keyword to derive a child class from a parent class, invoke parent class constructors and methods ...

Java’s single inheritance limitation is usually not a problem in the normal course of development. In fact, the need to use multiple inheritance could be a sign of a bad design. There are times ...

Java's open inheritance model can feel like an open invitation to unintended extensions. The problem becomes especially poignant when a switch statement or a nesting of if statements assumes that a ...

That's a good start to help developers understand LSP, but Martin's quick description initially reads like a summary of Java's out-of-the-box inheritance and polymorphism mechanisms. We need to dig ...