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Overloading vs overriding
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class Animal { String sound() { return "..."; } }
class Dog extends Animal { @Override String sound() { return "woof"; } }
public class Main {
static String describe(Animal a) { return "animal says " + a.sound(); }
static String describe(Dog d) { return "dog says " + d.sound(); }
public static void main(String[] args) {
Animal pet = new Dog();
System.out.println(describe(pet));
}
}
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