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Hi, folks:
can native method be declared abstract? or is it implicitly abstract?
You don't have to declare a class with native method abstract.
Now you declare the native method abstract and meanwhile declare the class as abstract, and seems there is no compiler error.
Any clarification?
 
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Abstract methods are designed to be implemented in subclasses. Native methods are coded in languages other than Java (ussually to gain better performance or to access specific hardware) and are not expected to be provided in subclasses.
You cannot declare native method as abstract.
If you try to compile

you will get error message:
Abstract method can�t be native
For native methods you can use the following keywords only:
any access modifier (private including)
static
synchronized
final
 
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