can abstract, native methods be called ?

[sarim raza]

i asked this question before but did not receive a satisfactory reply.
thanks

[deekasha gunwant]

Hi sarim,
yes of course both abstract/native methods be called.
just think if a method can not be called then what is it for???
Now the thing is that what are the restrictions/conditions in calling them.
1) You should call a abstract method only if u have implemented the abstract method/u have provided the native code for the native method.
If u keep the above rule in mind then u won't have any problem.
I'm giving you an example.

   abstract class AbstractBase
   {
      int x;
      abstract void printMessage(); 
   }

    class Child extends AbstractBase
    {
       void printMessage()
       {
          System.out.println("Child implemented the abstract function ");
          System.out.println("Hi from child");
       }   
    }
   class Test
   {
     public static void main(String h[])
     { 
       AbstractBase base = new Child();
       Child child = new Child();
       base.printMessage();
       child.printMessage();
     }
    
   }

run the above code and u'll see that it runs perfectly.
similarly native methods can be called provided u have got the native code in place.
regards
Deekasha