University of Central Florida (UCF) COP3330 Object Oriented Programming Final Practice Exam

When a subclass does not override a method from its superclass, the subclass will inherit the existing implementation of that method from the superclass. This behavior is a fundamental feature of object-oriented programming known as inheritance.

In practical terms, when an instance of the subclass is created, it gains access to all the methods (including those that it does not explicitly define) from its superclass. This allows for code reuse and the ability to utilize the logic defined in the superclass without needing to redefine it in the subclass.

This kind of inheritance encourages a hierarchical model in which common functionality can be defined at a higher level (in the superclass) and specialized or additional functionality can be introduced at lower levels (in the subclasses). Therefore, if a subclass doesn't provide its own implementation of a method, it can still make use of the method as defined in the superclass, ensuring that expected behaviors from the superclass are available to the subclass.