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Overriding will cause your new method to be used instead of the parent's method that has the same name and parameter list. So you will likely take some of the methods and 'override' them. Once you extend a class, you probably want to change it somewhat. Thanks to Boosch for encouraging me to write this section. Key Point : What all this really means is that you should select what you extend to be appropriate to your need, then copy from other subclasses of that parent for anything that might be useful. This is obviously very useful, but if used incorrectly it can cause issues. Using inheritance allows you to build up a 'hierarchy' of object behavior, such as how the EntityAgeable adds the ability to have a child entity and EntityTameable adds ability to have an owner. Tip: In your IDE (like Eclipse) you can see the class inheritance by right-clicking on a class and choosing Type Hierarchy. That would be a case where you'd probably have EntityMasterVampire extend EntityVampire.

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The idea is common in object-oriented programming and is intended to allow code reuse and help organize object behavior.įor example, in modding you might have a EntityVampire and you might want to create a similar entity that acts the same but has some differences like maybe making a EntityMasterVampire that has more health, has different texture, and drops better loot.

Important: I highly recommend you study general Java tutorials on inheritance such as Jenkov's Java Inheritance Tutorial. You then the methods to change the behavior where desired. 'Extending' a class means that you've used the extends keyword to create an 'inheritance', where the child class by default will behave the same as the parent class. So I'd like to educate beginners on the difference. Perhaps it would have been better to copy the code for the class.

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However, some people continue to use class extension without understanding the full implication. This is a great way to start modding because it is an easy to achieve something interesting without understanding all the Minecraft (and Forge and FML) code. When most people start Minecraft modding the first thing they do is take an existing class for a Block, Item or Entity and extend it and change a bit of it.

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