6.1. A Primer on Inheritance

Let's consider a very simple, abstract example to get a feel for how inheritance works (we'll get into practical applications once we cover the basic syntax). Here's a class named A, with a single instance method, m( ), and a single instance variable, v:

public class A {
  public var v = 10;

  public function m () {
    trace("Method m() was called");
  }
}