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Why do we use overriding in our code?

19th Feb 2016, 10:12 AM
Mohammed Alghazzawi
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Sometimes we want to use a similar method in an inherited class although the methods have the same name. The inherited method might have some enhanced features that the parent class lacks. Example: class A { public void someMethod() { //This method might do something boring } } class B extends class A { public void someMethod() { /*This method overrides the method in class A. Also we can do additional things or completely different things than the method in class A. If this method does the same thing as the one in class A, then we simply have duplicate code, a waste of space. There's no need to override a method if you're only doing the same thing. */ } }
23rd Apr 2016, 10:29 AM
ic01010101 ◼️LM
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super classes are too general and subclasses are too specific. It is good to have a common generic method in superclass that most subclasses would use it instead of defining the same method (with same functionality) in the subclass. Lesser code to write with more usability. But whenever different functionality is needed, the method need to be overridden. Maybe a different method name can be chosen instead of overriding, but even that makes things complicated in the long run, remembering many names for the not so different functionality. Just my opinion.
24th May 2016, 1:54 PM
Bharat
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