Can a superclass variable access an overridden method of a subclass.
For ex:
class A {
void callMe() {
System.out.println("Inside A");
}
}
class B extends A {
void callMe() {
System.out.println("Inside B");
}
}
class Dispatch {
public static void main(String args[]) {
A a = new A();
B b = new B(); // Object of type B
A r; // Obtain a reference of type A
r = a; // Refers to A object
r.callMe(); // Calls A's version of callMe()
r = b; // Refers to B object
r.callMe(); // calls B's version of callMe() and my question is on this
}
}
I learned earlier that a superclass variable that is referencing a subclass object can access only those parts of an object that are defined by the superclass. Then how can the second r.callMe() call B's version of callMe()? It should only call A's version of callMe() again.
解决方案
In your question
r=b;
now r catch "new B()" object.When u call r.callme() then run callme method in B class. Because r has B object.
Any program will throw a compile time error since reference type of super class doesn't have a method by the name of sub class.
As the example
class Animal {
public void move() {
System.out.println("Animals can move");
}
}
class Dog extends Animal {
public void move() {
System.out.println("Dogs can walk and run");
}
public void bark() {
System.out.println("Dogs can bark");
}
}
public class TestDog {
public static void main(String args[]) {
Animal a = new Animal(); // Animal reference and object
Animal b = new Dog(); // Animal reference but Dog object
a.move(); // runs the method in Animal class
b.move(); // runs the method in Dog class
b.bark();
}
}
Output
TestDog.java:26: error: cannot find symbol
b.bark();
^
symbol: method bark()
location: variable b of type Animal
1 error