Inheritance

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·         If class B is inherited from class A, class B can use the components of class A

·         Here Class B is said to be child class and class A is said to be parent class

·         In Pega we can achieve the reusability by means of inheritance

·         There are 2 types of Inheritance available in Pega

1.      Direct Inheritance

2.      Pattern Inheritance

·         Direct Inheritance:

o   In direct inheritance a class can only one direct parent

o   Direct parent of class can be selected under the dropdown “Parent Class Directed” in the class rule form

o   Direct inheritance is mandatory

·         Pattern Inheritance:

o   Pattern inheritance on a class can be applied by selecting the option “Find by name first pattern” in the class rule form.

o   It is optional

o   If the class A-B-C is applied with pattern inheritance, B is pattern parent of class C.