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Prototypes — Overriding parent methods

📖 Usage Example
class Animal { speak() { return 'generic sound'; } }
class Cat extends Animal { speak() { return 'meow'; } }
new Cat().speak(); // 'meow'

Override a parent method in the child class to change its behavior.

Replacing Parent Methods in Subclass

A subclass can override (redefine) methods from the parent class. When you call the method on a subclass instance, the subclass version is used instead of the parent's.

Challenge: Create a subclass that overrides a parent method with different behavior.

💡 Hints (3)
  • • Override by defining the method in the subclass
  • • The subclass version shadows the parent version
  • • Parent method is not affected