Java doesn’t support multiple inheritance through class extension, however. When viewing an inheritance hierarchy, you can easily detect multiple inheritance by the presence of a diamond pattern.

July 19, 2002 Q: Why doesn’t the Java language support multiple inheritance? A: Whenever you find yourself asking why Java has or does not have some feature, consider the design goals behind the ...

On the positive side, C++ gives you objects, and it supports multiple inheritance and templates. But Java is where the action is. As a language, Java is rather elegant.