polymorphosm in java code example
Example: java polymorphism
class Animal {
public void animalSound() {
System.out.println("The animal makes a sound");
}
}
class Pig extends Animal {
public void animalSound() {//override superclass method
System.out.println("The pig says: wee wee");
}
}
class Dog extends Animal {
public void animalSound() {//override superclass method
System.out.println("The dog says: bow wow");
}
}
class Main {
public static void main(String[] args) {
//You can add all objects inherited from Animal to an Animal type list
Animal[] animals = new Animal[3]; //Creating the Animal List
animals[0] = new Animal(); //Add a new animal object to the list
animals[1] = new Dog(); //Add a new dog object to the list
animals[2] = new Pig(); //Add a pig object to the list
for (Animal a: animals){
a.animalSound(); //This statement prints the correct string no matter the class
}
}
}