Explain how it works so.

class Mammal
{
void eat(Mammal m)
{
System.out.println("Mammal eats food");
}
}
class Cattle extends Mammal
{
void eatg(Cattle c )
{
System.out.println("Cattle eats hay");
}
}

public class Simply
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
Mammal m= new Mammal();
Cattle c = new Cattle();

m.eat(c);
}
}

Output is :- Mammal eats food

I am sending base class object as argument.
But the super class is EXPECTING its own class's object.

Can anyone explain.

Originally posted by James Tharakan:
...I am sending base class object as argument.
But the super class is EXPECTING its own class's object...

That works because of method invocation conversion.

An instance of Cattle IS-A Mammal, so when you call the eat method using a Cattle reference, the reference is automatically upcast (converted) to type Mammal.

James,

Also the mammal object cannot call methods defined in the cattle class.

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