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Hello Ranchers,,
Can anyone please explain me that why to have interfaces in java.
What purpose does it provide?
In interfaces the methods have no implementation.Then of what use it is provide? Instead of implementing
the interface methods we could write the methods directly into our class.
 
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You might start by reading the Sun Java Tutorial section on Interfaces and Inheritance.
 
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Interfaces and abstract classes and inheritance are several ways Java gives us to use polymorphism, that is different objects that accept the same messages (method call) but do different things.

For example, if I write this:

you can call my method with any implementation of the List interface. You can use LinkedList, ArrayList or some new List that you make up. The compiler will make sure that whatever you pass implements List so I can safely call any method defined by List.

Interfaces are the "most abstract" of the tools we have, which often makes them a good choice when you want to write polymorphic behavior. There is an FAQ entry about choosing between interface and abstract class.

Does that make sense?
 
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