how is polymorphism achieved in java code example

Example 1: polymorphism in java

Polymorphism in Java is a concept by which we can perform a single action in different ways. Polymorphism is derived from 2 Greek words: poly and morphs. The word "poly" means many and "morphs" means forms. So polymorphism means many forms.

There are two types of polymorphism in Java: compile-time polymorphism and runtime polymorphism. We can perform polymorphism in java by method overloading and method overriding.

If you overload a static method in Java, it is the example of compile time polymorphism. Here, we will focus on runtime polymorphism in java.

Example 2: polymorphism in java

// Polymorphism in java example
class Shapes
{
   public void sides()
   {
      System.out.println("sides() method.");
   }
}
class Square extends Shapes
{
   public void sides()
   {
      System.out.println("square has four sides.");
   }
}
class Triangle extends Shapes
{
   public void sides()
   {
      System.out.println("triangle has three sides.");
   }
}
class PolymorphismExample
{
   public static void main(String[] args)
   {
      Shapes shape = new Shapes();
      Shapes square = new Square();
      Shapes triangle = new Triangle();
      shape.sides();
      square.sides();
      triangle.sides();
   }
}