is it possible to overload a final method
Yes, overloading a final method is perfectly legitimate.
For example:
public final void doStuff(int x) { ... }
public final void doStuff(double x) { ... }
Yes, but be aware that dynamic dispatch might not do what you are expecting! Quick example:
class Base {
public final void doSomething(Object o) {
System.out.println("Object");
}
}
class Derived extends Base {
public void doSomething(Integer i) {
System.out.println("Int");
}
}
public static void main(String[] args) {
Base b = new Base();
Base d = new Derived();
b.doSomething(new Integer(0));
d.doSomething(new Integer(0));
}
This will print:
Object Object
Yes, very much possible.
A small program to demonstrate it:
class A{
final void foo(){ System.out.println("foo ver 1 from class A"); }
final void foo(int a){ System.out.println("foo ver 2 from class A"); }
}
class B extends A{
final void foo(long l){ System.out.println("foo ver 3 from class B"); }
// final void foo(){ System.out.println("foo ver 1 from class A"); } NOT ALLOWED
}
public class Test {
public static void main(String [] args){
B obj = new B();
obj.foo();
obj.foo(1);
obj.foo(1L);
}
}
Output:
foo ver 1 from class A foo ver 2 from class A foo ver 3 from class B