Inheritance is a bit more complicated than that. Your definition is closer to what the Template Method pattern [1] is, rather than inheritance in general. Kee

Inheritance is a bit more complicated than that. Your definition is closer to what the Template Method pattern [1] is, rather than inheritance in general. Keep in mind also that neither inheritance itself nor the Template Method pattern guarantee encapsulation. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_method_pattern https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_method_pattern