Method Override A method override allows a subclass to provide its own implementation of a method defined in the superclass. This means that instead of the...
Method Override
A method override allows a subclass to provide its own implementation of a method defined in the superclass. This means that instead of the superclass's implementation being used, the subclass's implementation is called.
Example:
java
public class Animal {
public void eat() {
System.out.println("Animal eats food.");
}
}
public class Dog extends Animal {
@Override
public void eat() {
System.out.println("Dog eats food.");
}
}
In this example, the Animal class defines a method called eat(). The Dog class extends the Animal class and overrides the eat() method. This means that when an Animal object is instantiated, the Dog object's implementation of the eat() method will be used instead.
Benefits of Method Override:
Subclasses can provide specialized implementations of methods.
This allows for code reuse and flexibility.
It prevents overriding methods from the superclass from being used.
Note:
Method overriding is only allowed for methods that are declared with the @Override keyword.
Subclasses have full access to the methods and variables of the superclass.
Method overriding only applies to methods with the same name and signature (parameters and return type)