Meaning of Super Keyword

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User picture User · Feb 28, 2011 · Viewed 55.6k times · Source

What's the meaning and usage of the super keyword in Java?

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jmj picture jmj · Feb 28, 2011

super is a keyword in Java. It refers to the immediate parents property.

super()            //refers parent's constructor
super.getMusic();  //refers to the parent's method

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