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class RefDemo {
  public static void main(String args[]) {
    BoxWeight weightbox = new BoxWeight(3, 5, 7, 8.37);
    Box plainbox = new Box();
    double vol;

    vol = weightbox.volume();
    System.out.println("Volume of weightbox is " + vol);
    System.out.println("Weight of weightbox is " + weightbox.weight);
    System.out.println();

    plainbox = weightbox;

    vol = plainbox.volume(); 
    System.out.println("Volume of plainbox is " + vol);

  }
}

class Box {
  private double width;

  private double height;

  private double depth;

  Box(Box ob) { 
    width = ob.width;
    height = ob.height;
    depth = ob.depth;
  }

  Box(double w, double h, double d) {
    width = w;
    height = h;
    depth = d;
  }

  Box() {
    width = -1; 
    height = -1;
    depth = -1; 
  }

  Box(double len) {
    width = height = depth = len;
  }

  double volume() {
    return width * height * depth;
  }
}

class BoxWeight extends Box {
  double weight;

  BoxWeight(BoxWeight ob) { 
    super(ob);
    weight = ob.weight;
  }

  BoxWeight(double w, double h, double d, double m) {
    super(w, h, d); 
    weight = m;
  }

  BoxWeight() {
    super();
    weight = -1;
  }

  BoxWeight(double len, double m) {
    super(len);
    weight = m;
  }
}








5.25.Access Control
5.25.1.Access Control: four access control modifiers
5.25.2.Class Access Control Modifiers
5.25.3.Using Access Attributes
5.25.4.Class Member Access Matrix
5.25.5.Specifying Access Attributes
5.25.6.The public Book class
5.25.7.Default access level
5.25.8.Class Member Access Control Modifiers
5.25.9.Composition with public objects
5.25.10.The protected keyword
5.25.11.Private Override
5.25.12.Understand the effects of public and private access
5.25.13.In a class hierarchy, private members remain private to their class.
5.25.14.A Superclass Variable Can Reference a Subclass Object
5.25.15.Create a Singleton Object