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Inheritance and Scope

Variables (e.g. strNoise):

Java first examines current method, looks for local variable or parameter;

Java then examines current class (e.g. Dog);

Java then examines superclass (e.g. Animal);

Java continues up the class hierarchy until no more superclasses to examine.

Methods (e.g. doYourThing() or identifySelf()):

Java first examines current class;

Java then examines superclass;

Java continues up inheritance

hierarchy until no more superclasses to examine.

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