UNIT- I

CHAPTER IN BOOK- 8
PART- II
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INHERITANCE

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GOALS
1. Order of Constructors Calling in Inheritance
2. Method Overriding
3. Example for Method Overriding
4. Example with super()
5. Method Overloading
6. Dynamic Dispatch Introduction
7. Example for Dynamic Dispatch
8. Abstract Class in Java
9. Dynamic Dispatch thru Abstract Class
10.Uses of Abstract Class
11.Using Final to prevent Overriding (Method)
12.Using Final to prevent Inheriting (Class)
13.Object Class & its methods in Java
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ORDER OF
CONSTRUCTORS

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ORDER OF
CONSTRUCTORS

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METHOD OVERRIDING

DEFINITION->
In a class hierarchy, when a method in a subclass
has the same name and type signature as a
method in its super-class, then the method in the
subclass is said to override the method in the
super-class.

When an overridden method is called from a

subclass, it will always refer to the version of that
method defined by the subclass.

The version of the method defined by the superclass will be hidden.

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EXAMPLE

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EXAMPLE

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EXAMPLE WITH
SUPER()

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METHOD
OVERLOADING

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METHOD
OVERLOADING

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DYNAMIC DISPATCH
INTRO

Method overriding forms the basis for one

of Javas most powerful concepts: dynamic
method dispatch.

Dynamic method dispatch is the

mechanism by which a call to an
overridden method is resolved at run time,
rather than compile time.

Thru Dynamic Dispatch, Java implements

run-time polymorphism.
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DYNAMIC DISPATCH
INTRO

A super-class reference variable can refer to a

subclass object.

Java uses this fact to resolve calls to overridden

methods at run time.

Therefore, if a super-class contains a method that

is overridden by a subclass

then when different types of objects of sub-classes are

referred to through a super-class reference variable,
different versions of the method are executed at run
time.

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DYNAMIC DISPATCH
(EX)

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DYNAMIC DISPATCH
(EX)

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DYNAMIC DISPATCH
(EX)

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DYNAMIC DISPATCH
(EX)

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ABSTRACT CLASS IN
JAVA

DEFINITION FOR ABSTRACT CLASS->

A class->

that is declared as abstract,

which needs to be extended and its abstract method
implemented and,
that cannot be instantiated,

-> is called as Abstract Class.

DEFINITION FOR ABSTRACT METHOD->

A method that is declared as abstract and does not
have implementation is known as abstract method.

Abstract Class can have both abstract and concrete

methods.
One of the ways to achieve Abstraction in Java.

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ABSTRACT CLASS IN
JAVA

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DYNAMIC DISPATCH
THRU ABSTRACT
CLASS

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DYNAMIC DISPATCH
THRU ABSTRACT
CLASS

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USES OF ABSTRACT
CLASS

(1) It can provide basic functionality, but in

order for that functionality to be used, one or
more other classes must derive from the
abstract class.

(2) Abstract Class is one of the ways to achieve

abstraction (OOPS Principle).

(3) One of the major benefits of abstract classes

is that you can reuse code without having to
retype it. That has a plethora of benefits, such
as reducing bugs and making coding faster.
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USING FINAL
TO PREVENT
OVERRIDING

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USING FINAL
TO PREVENT
INHERITING

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OBJECT CLASS IN JAVA

There is one special class, Object, defined by

Java.

All other classes are subclasses of Object. That

is, Object is a super-class of all other classes.

This means that a reference variable of type

Object can refer to an object of any other class.

Also, since arrays are implemented as classes, a

variable of type Object can also refer to any
array.
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METHODS IN OBJECT
CLASS

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SO FAR WE STUDIED
Inheritance

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LEARNING!!!