Sep 22, 2010 · super() is a special use of the super keyword where you call a parameterless parent constructor. In general, the super keyword can be used to call overridden methods, …

Feb 23, 2009 · super() lets you avoid referring to the base class explicitly, which can be nice. But the main advantage comes with multiple inheritance, where all sorts of fun stuff can happen.

Nov 3, 2015 · The one without super hard-codes its parent's method - thus is has restricted the behavior of its method, and subclasses cannot inject functionality in the call chain. The one …

In fact, multiple inheritance is the only case where super() is of any use. I would not recommend using it with classes using linear inheritance, where it's just useless overhead.

As for chaining super::super, as I mentionned in the question, I have still to find an interesting use to that. For now, I only see it as a hack, but it was worth mentioning, if only for the differences …

Jul 23, 2009 · The automatic insertion of super () by the compiler allows this. Enforcing super to appear first, enforces that constructor bodies are executed in the correct order which would …

Oct 24, 2012 · super() is how the parent or super class constructor for a Java class is invoked in a derived class. There was a fair amount of churn in the terminology during the first years of …

Jan 23, 2012 · So I was following Python's Super Considered Harmful, and went to test out his examples. However, Example 1-3, which is supposed to show the correct way of calling super …

Dec 13, 2010 · Edit: Super may confuse readers of code. Because of multiple inheritance in C++ it is better to be more explicit. Multiple inheritance is already complex. There was AFAIK …

Sep 2, 2009 · The first (<? super E>) says that it's "some type which is an ancestor (superclass) of E"; the second (<? extends E>) says that it's "some type which is a subclass of E". (In both …