why this output?

[Guru dhaasan]

class SuperCafe4Java {
public Object get (Object o) {
return ("SuperCafe4Java");
}
}

class SubCafe4Java extends SuperCafe4Java {
public Object get (String o) {
return ("SubCafe4Java");
}
}

class TestCafe4Java {
public static void main (String[] arguments) {
SuperCafe4Java superFoo;
SubCafe4Java subFoo;

superFoo = new SubCafe4Java();
System.out.println (superFoo.get("super"));

subFoo = new SubCafe4Java();
superFoo = subFoo;
System.out.println (superFoo.get("super"));
}
}


When run, this produces the following output:
SuperCafe4Java
SuperCafe4Java


If the invocation of object is determined at runtime, why it is giving the output.....

we are creating the sub class objects but why it is calling superclass method ???

[Barry Gaunt]

What do you think you are doing? Overriding or Overloading?

[Nik Arora]

Hi guru,
The arguments of the method are different its overloading.In overloading which method should be called is decided by reference type not on object type. So dont get confused between overriding and overloading.



Regards
Nik
SCJP 1.5

[Guru dhaasan]

Thanks Barry Gaunt. I got the point

[Guru dhaasan]

Thanks Nik. You've cleared my doubt.