in Overriding

[murali palaniappan]

class Test1
{
public void method1()
{
System.out.println("super class method");
}
}


class mura extends Test1
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
Test1 t2= new Test1();
t2.method1();
}
void method1()
{
System.out.println("subclass method");
}
}

Here i am getting compiler error saying



mura.java:17: method1() in mura cannot override method1() in Test1; attempting to assign weaker access privileges; was public void method1()


Plz explain this.

Bye
Muralee
^

[wise owen]

If the superclass method is public, the overriding method must be public. This is one of rules for overriding.

[krish bajaj]

hello murali
listen it is the rule of overriding when u override a method u can not
use those specifiers due to which weeker access done
i mean if u will use private in superclass and then override the method
with public then it will not give an error
because access is stronger u can understant in the way of upcasting and downcasting

thanks
Krish

[Srilakshmi Vara]

Murali,

You cannot override a public with default. The Overriding sequence can be like this

Private --> Default --> Protected --> Public

It works left to right but not right to left

HTH

[S Thiyanesh]

Overriding method can't be more restrictive.