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Name

### super

Examples

    // This example is a code fragment,
    // it will not compile on its own.

    // Create the DragDrop subclass from
    // the Button class. Button becomes
    // the superclass of DragDrop.
    class DragDrop extends Button {
      int xoff, yoff;
      DragDrop(int x, int y) {
        // Runs the superclass' constructor
        super(x, y);
      }
      void press(int mx, int my) {
        // Runs the superclass' press() method
        super.press();
        xoff = mx;
        yoff = my;
      }
    }

Description | Keyword used to reference the superclass of a subclass.
Usage | Web & Application
Related | class extends

Updated on August 30, 2010 04:29:39pm EDT