Overloading or Overriding...

[chathura87]

Hi, i'm consufed with this...
below code class Tazan has overriden and overloaded methods, (it has both)
Bt when it is called with reference variable, i don't get the expected output..

My idea WAS, overloading reference type and overridding actual object type..

Please help me to verify this Thanks a lot

Output of following prgram is Animal


class Animal{

public void method(Animal A)
{

System.out.println("Animal");

}

}

class Dog extends Animal{

public void method(Dog d)
{

System.out.println("Dog");

}


}


class Tazan extends Dog{


public void method(Animal t)
{

System.out.println("Animal");

}


public void method(Tazan t)
{

System.out.println("Tazan");

}


}

class Test{

public static void main (String args[]){

Animal t=new Tazan();
t.method(t);



}

}

[JosAH]

All that the compiler knows is that 't' is an Animal. It calls the method(Animal ...) method. That method is overridden so the method(Animal ...) method in the Tazan class is called. Note that overloading is the responsibility of the compiler, overriding is runtime business.

kind regards,

Jos

[chathura87]

Hi, is that mean, if we have both overloaded and over-ridden methods (like Tazan class)
overloading will happen! am i correct?

[JosAH]

Hi, is that mean, if we have both overloaded and over-ridden methods (like Tazan class)
overloading will happen! am i correct?

I don't understand your question but I write it again: overloading is a compiler issue while overriding is done at runtime. If the compiler can't find an appropriate method it will generate an error message. Overriding always works because it has passed all compiler checks.

kind regards,

Jos

[sunde887]

overloading depends on different arguments. For examples, you could have a method that adds 2 integers, and then overload it to work on doubles and floats

public void add(int x, int y){
  System.out.println(x + y);
}
public void add(double x, double y){
  System.out.println(x + y);
}
public void add(float x, float y){
  System.out.println(x + y);
}

In your code you do

Animal t = new Tazan();

The t is of type animal so it will apply the method which takes an animal, since animal is also overridden it uses the more specific method.

Also, since you have an overridden method in tazan, try changing the animal method to print out "Tazen, Animal" This way you can tell which version of the method is being called, and this can help you understand what is happening.

[chathura87]

Thanks a lot Sundee887