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Given the following classes, which is a better representation of inheritance: the UML Diagram or the circle within a circle? Why?
public class Mammal{ protected double age; // in years public Mammal(){ System.out.println( "Mammal()" ); } public Mammal( double age ){ this.age = age; System.out.println( "Mammal("+age+")" ); } public double getAge(){ return age; } public void setAge( double age ){ this.age = age; } public void speak(){ System.out.println("Mammal is speaking"); } }
and
public class Dog extends Mammal{ protected String breed; public Dog(){ System.out.println( "Dog()" ); } public Dog( double age, String breed){ this.age = age; this.breed = breed; System.out.println( "Dog("+age+", "+breed+")" ); } public String getBreed(){ return breed; } public void setBreed( String breed ){ this.breed = breed; } @Override public void speak(){ System.out.println("Woof, woof"); } }