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SCJP 5.0 K&B Book,pg 162 Qn.10

 
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The question goes like this
class Programmer {
Programmer debug() { return this; }
}
class SCJP extends Programmer {
// insert code here
}
Which, inserted at line 5 will compile?
A. Programmer debug() { return this;}
B. SCJP debug() { return this;}
C. Object debug() { return this;}
D. int debug() { return 1;}
E. int debug(int x) { return 1;}
F. Object debug(int x) { return this;}

I know A & B are correct. Can somebody explain the other 4 options?
 
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E & F are also correct becauase they are overloaded version of the debug() method
 
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Could somebody please explain about the options C & D?
 
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Could somebody please explain about the options C & D?



The explanation comes in the book where you get this question -> Covariant Returns.
 
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For the readers who don't have the book.

As from Java 1.5. it is allowed to change to return Type of the overriding method when the new type is a subtype of the return type of the overridden method.

In the question Object en int are no subtypes of Programmer. So it's not a legal override in Java 1.5.
 
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