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Which of the following class inheritance scenarios describes polymorphism in Java?
1 one class inherits from multiple parent classes
2 one class implementing many interfaces
3 multiple classes implementing one interface
4 multiple classes inherit from single abstract parent class

I saw different answers in different places. Is anybody 100% about the answers?
 
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I feel, 3 & 4 should be the correct ones but somehow I remember I saw 1 & 2 correct ones...
 
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Well, 1's not even possible in Java, so you can rule that out.

Edit: unless they mean an inheritance chain, I suppose.

I'd agree, 3 and 4 are the best fit. Polymorphism is about treating objects as if they are of a common class, and they behave appropriately according to which subclass they are an instance of. You could make a case that polymorphism can happen whenever you have inheritance, but 3 and 4 are a better example for demonstrating it.
 
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Yes, I too thought about chained inheritance. You and I are in favor of 3 & 4. I would go by that unless someone comes up with good clarification. Thanks for your comments.
 
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I would say the best answer that applies here is 3.
Inheriting from an abstract class does not guarantee that a method can change or will change its behavior in subclasses
 
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POLY-morphism means that two classes have the same interface, but different behavior. Thus, options 1 and 2 are out.

Option 4 says nothing about common interface of these multiple classes. "Abstract class" doesn't mean that it has any methods in it.

Thus, the only option is 3.
 
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