it should be more ambiguous then previous version.

[wang hong gang]

Hello, everybody!
Please consider the following two version of code:

//--one is:
//==============================
public abstract class app implements i {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Sub obj1 = new Sub();
obj1.aMethod('c');
obj1.abstractMethod();
}
}
abstract class Super {
void aMethod(char i) {
System.out.println("this is a method from super");
}
abstract void abstractMethod();
}
class Sub extends Super {
void aMethod(int c) {
System.out.println("this is a method from sub");
}
void abstractMethod() {
System.out.println("this is abstract from sub");
}
}
//--the compiler print "reference to aMethod is ambiguous, 
//--both method aMethod(char) in Super and method aMethod(int) in Sub match"
//--one is:
//==============================
public abstract class app implements i {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Sub obj1 = new Sub();
obj1.aMethod('c');
obj1.abstractMethod();
}
}
abstract class Super {
void aMethod(char i) {
System.out.println("this is a method from super");
}
abstract void abstractMethod();
}
class Sub {
void aMethod(int c) {
System.out.println("this is a method from sub");
}
void aMethod(char i) {
System.out.println("this is a method from super");
}
void abstractMethod() {
System.out.println("this is abstract from sub");
}
}
//--compiles correctly, surprising, it should be more ambiguous then previous version.

ps:
Pl. use the [ code ] and [ / code ] tags when posting source code. It really helps.
Thanks.
- satya
[ January 11, 2002: Message edited by: Madhav Lakkapragada ]

[Jose Botella]

the declaration
void aMethod(char i) {
is the most specific method, read this post

http://www.javaranch.com/cgi-bin/ubb/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=get_topic&f=24&t=014026