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this code works properly because getType methods in two classes doesn't override & prints "getType Vehicle".




Following code does not compile because getType methods in two classes try to override but they don't.
Why this theory didn't apply in Example 01??



please tell me the theory behind this??

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Chamara Madhushan wrote:this code works properly because getType methods in two classes doesn't override & prints "getType Vehicle".




The getType() method of the Car class does indeed override the getType() method of the Vehicle class -- why do you think that it doesn't???

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Chamara Madhushan wrote:
Following code does not compile because getType methods in two classes try to override but they don't.
Why this theory didn't apply in Example 01??



please tell me the theory behind this??



Return types matter when overridding a method. The Vehicle getType() method returns a Vehicle, so the overriding method must also return a Vehicle. A Car IS-A Vehicle. A String is NOT IS-A Vehicle.

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In your second code sample, Vehicle#getType() returns a Vehicle. Since Car extends Vehicle -- every Car is-a Vehicle -- you can't override the method to return String; the returned type must be a Vehicle (which includes any subclass of Vehicle, which as said, is-a Vehicle). And a String is definitely not a Vehicle.

See the Requirements in Overriding and Hiding in the JLS. Actually, it would be worth your while to go through that entire chapter.
 
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Henry Wong wrote:
The getType() method of the Car class does indeed override the getType() method of the Vehicle class -- why do you think that it doesn't???
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If it Override as you said can you explain why an output as "getType Vehicle" comes instead of "getType CAR" in example 01???
 
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Chamara Madhushan wrote:

Henry Wong wrote:
The getType() method of the Car class does indeed override the getType() method of the Vehicle class -- why do you think that it doesn't???
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If it Override as you said can you explain why an output as "getType Vehicle" comes instead of "getType CAR" in example 01???



It prints "getType Vehicle" because you instantiated a Vehicle object. You actually need a Car for it to behave like a car.

To extend your analogy to extremes, you can also say that Vehicle extends the Object class, so why if I say "new Object()", this object doesn't behave like a car?

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Chamara Madhushan wrote:

Henry Wong wrote:
The getType() method of the Car class does indeed override the getType() method of the Vehicle class -- why do you think that it doesn't???
Henry



If it Override as you said can you explain why an output as "getType Vehicle" comes instead of "getType CAR" in example 01???


What do you think why "getType Car" should be the output? The object is of "Vehicle" type, and from Vehicle class' constructor, you are calling getType() method of same class.


Edit: I recommend you visit this: Polymorphism Blues
 
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Thanks now I get it. Thanks a lot
 
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