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Inheritance andPolymorphism
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Java Inheritance
Example I
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Constructors
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Inheritance and Polymorphism
Pieter van den HomberghThijs DorssersStefan Sobek
Fontys Hogeschool voor Techniek en Logistiek
February 10, 2017
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Java Inheritance
Example I
Visibilitypeekabo
Constructors
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TopicsJava InheritanceClass hierarchy - An example
VisibilityI can see what you can’tConstructors and inheritancePolymorphism
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Java Inheritance
Example I
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Known
Between objects, relationships exist
An association represents a Has-relationshipA human being has two legsA chair has 4 chair legsA car has 4 wheels
Beside, a Is-a-relationship existsApples and pears are fruit speciesStudents and lecturers are humansThe type defines characteristics for its elements
Each human being has an eye colorEach human being has a hair colorEach human being has a size
Java represents this relationship by inheritanceParents give their Childs characteristics
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Java Inheritance
Example I
Visibilitypeekabo
Constructors
Polymorphism
Known
Between objects, relationships existAn association represents a Has-relationship
A human being has two legsA chair has 4 chair legsA car has 4 wheels
Beside, a Is-a-relationship existsApples and pears are fruit speciesStudents and lecturers are humansThe type defines characteristics for its elements
Each human being has an eye colorEach human being has a hair colorEach human being has a size
Java represents this relationship by inheritanceParents give their Childs characteristics
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Java Inheritance
Example I
Visibilitypeekabo
Constructors
Polymorphism
Known
Between objects, relationships existAn association represents a Has-relationship
A human being has two legsA chair has 4 chair legsA car has 4 wheels
Beside, a Is-a-relationship existsApples and pears are fruit speciesStudents and lecturers are humansThe type defines characteristics for its elements
Each human being has an eye colorEach human being has a hair colorEach human being has a size
Java represents this relationship by inheritanceParents give their Childs characteristics
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Java Inheritance
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Java Inheritance
Java defines classes in hierarchical relationshipsTherefore, classes have a Is-a-relationship with theirparent classThe keyword extends shows that a class is derivedfrom another classTherefore, a class becomes a sub classThe parent class is the super classThe sub class inherits all visible characteristics of thesuper class
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The implicit base class Object
Classes without the extends-keyword automaticallyinherit from Object
Object is an implicit super classEach class inherits either directly or indirectly fromjava.lang.Object
All visible attributes and methods, like toString(), areinherited
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No Multiple inheritance in Java
Java only allows single inheritanceBehind the extends-keyword, only one super class isallowedao C++, Python and Perl allow Multiple Inheritance.Why does java not?
new SubClass().doSomething(); Do what???
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Example Person
Figure: A class hierarchy for our school
Students and Lecturers are Humanswith ao a name and an eye colorTeamLeader could have been a sub class of Lecturer
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Example Human
package nl. fontys . pro2 . week1 ;
import java .awt. Color ;
public class Human {protected String name ;protected Color eyeColor ;
}
package nl. fontys . pro2 . week1 ;
public class Student extends Human {private Number number ;
}
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Example Human
public static void main ( String [] args ) {Student theStud = new Student ();theStud . name = " Richard Stallman ";
}
Class Student can use the inherited attributes name andeyeColor
Changes in a super class are automatically representedin sub classesTherefore, a sub class has a very strong coupling to itssuper classSuper classes don’t know their sub classes
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peekabo:I can see what you can’t
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Visibility
Sub classes inherit all visible characteristics from theirsuper classpublic: visible for all classespackage-private: visible for all classes in the samepackageprivate: only visible within class (including containedinner class)In addition: protected:
protected attributes and methods are inherited by allsub classesare visible for all classes in the same package
public Ü protected Ü package-private Ü private
Protected -protection is weaker than package-private!
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Visibility table
Table: Normalized visibility table.
Modifier Class Package Subclass Worldpublic y y y yprotected y y y -
(default) y y - -private y - - -
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Usage of constructors with inheritance
In contrast to methods, constructors are not inheritedSub classes need a constructor to enable objects to becreatedWithin the constructor, Java automatically invokes thesuper class constructorWhen no constructor has explicitly been defined, theimplicit default constructor is used
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A super constructor
super() invokes the super constructor explicitlyThe default constructor is always invoked implicitlysuper can invoke parameterized constructorsMandatory, if super class does not have defaultconstructor
public class Student extends Human {public Student ( Number number ){ ... }
}
public class StudAssistant extends Student {public StudAssistant ( Number sNumber ){
super ( sNumber );}
}
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Summary constructors and methodsConstructors
can’t be abstract, final, native, static orsynchronizeddon’t have a return value, even not voidare not inheritedCan have all visibility attributesthis(...) refers to another constructor in the sameclasssuper(...) invokes a constructor of super class
Methodscan be public, protected, package-private, private,abstract, final, native, static or synchronizedcan have return values, or voidVisible methods are inheritedInherited visibility cannot be changedthis is a reference to the current instance of the classWith super, overridden methods of the superclass canbe invoked
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Static and dynamic types
Seemingly trivial relationshipsA Student is a HumanA Lecturer is a HumanA Human is an ObjectA Student is a Student
In Java:
Human studentIsHuman = new Student ();Human lecturerIsHuman = new Lecturer ();Object humanIsObject = new Human ();Student studentIsStudent = new Student ();
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Static and Dynamic types
The declared type is the so-called static typeThe initialised type is the dynamic typeThe declared type or L-Value is configured with theirstatic type. An object knows its dynamic type.Variables are treated as being of a static type
Human studHum = new Student ();System .out. println ( studHum . getName ());// The following will not work:System .out. println ( studHum . getSNumber ());
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Static and dynamic types
Variables can not simply be initialised with lesser1 types.In case of the correct dynamic type, a typecast helpsinstanceof verifies dynamic types
Human stud = new Student ();// next line will not work:Student stud2 = stud ;// This one will:Student stud3 = ( Student ) stud ;// Because stud has the dynamic type Studentif( stud instanceof Student ){
// instanceof tests the dynamic Typ}
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Override a method
Methods of Super classes are overwritten whenThe name andthe list of parameters (number of params and theirtype, not their name)and return typeexactly match that of the super classes method
The annotation @Override lets the compiler also checkwhether a method is actually and correctly overwrittenThe method of the superclass is then ruled out, right?Example: override the toString() method of Object
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Override a method
makes calling overridden methods possibleYou can only reach one level higher with super:Chaining of super keywording at a deeper inheritancehierarchy is not possibleSuper methods are not accessible from the outside. Acall to a super.... method can only be made onthis, inside the defining class, not any other object.
public class Student extends Human {...
@Overridepublic void setName ( String name ) {
if( isNiceName ( name )){super . setName ( name );
}}
}
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prohibit method override
The keyword final prohibits overriding.In classes, thereby prohibiting extension
example final class Integerfor methods, thereby prohibiting that they can beoverridden
example: public final wait()2
Quiz: could you come up with a use for aprotected final method?
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Not all understood? For next time read:
Introduction to Java Programming: Chapter 11
Questions?Questions or remarks?
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Polymorphism,abstract classesand interfaces
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Polymorphism, abstract classes andinterfaces
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Pieter van den HomberghThijs DorssersStefan Sobek
Fontys Hogeschool voor Techniek en Logistiek
February 10, 2017
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TopicsPolymorphismAbstract classes and methods
Interfaces
Java8 interfaces: default and static
multiple inheritance of implementationExample: ParentsExample: Child interfaces
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Polymorphism
Polymorphism is the ability to provide a single interface toentities of different types
Visible methods of super classes also exist in sub classesSuper classes can predefine implementations, which canbe overwritten, if requiredWe can however be sure the methods exist
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Polymorphism - Example
public class Human extends Object {...
@Overridepublic String toString (){
return "[ Human :...";}
}
public class Student extends Human {...
@Overridepublic String toString (){
return "[ Student :...";}
}
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Polymorphism - Example
Student student = new Student ();System .out. println ( student );
Human human = new Student ();System .out. println ( human );
Object object = new Student ();System .out. println ( object );
What will the output look like?
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Polymorphism - Example
During runtime, the method toString() fromStudent will always be usedIn contrast to the compiler, the runtime environmentknows the dynamic typeThis is called dynamic binding, because the actualtype of an object is only determined at runtimeThe method that is the deepest one in the classhierarchy is chosen
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Polymorphism - Example
-name : String-eyeColor : Color
+toString() : String
Human
-sNumber : Number
+toString() : String
Student
-salary : Double
Lecturer
+toString() : String
Object
At runtime the method that is most specificis choosen.
Although declared 'deepest' in the class hierarchy, it is the first in the list consulted by the jvm.
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Exceptions on polymorphism
Not all methods are dynamically boundOnly overridden methods participateMethods which can’t be overridden will bound staticallyprivate, static and final methods fall in thiscategory.
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Abstract classes
Abstract classes can’t be instantiatedAn abstract class can be used as a static (ordeclaration) type.Useful, for example for classes which are only used assuper class, to provide signatures for sub classesThe keyword abstract identifies abstract classesAbstract classes are the opposite of concrete classes
public abstract class Human {...}
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Abstract classes
Abstract classes are often used in inheritanceThey behave like concrete classesA subclass can extend an abstract class and can beabstract itself again
Human stud1 = new Student ();Human [] humans = new Human [] {new Student () , new ←↩
Lecturer () };
Where could abstract classes be used for as well?
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Methods in abstract classes could also be abstractThey only define a method signature for the sub classConcrete sub classess have to implement these
public abstract class Human extends Object {...
protected abstract void dress ();}
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InterfacesIt’s difficult to give classes multiple types by usinginheritanceInheritance is always done in order, Human inheritsfrom Object, Students inherits from Human, etc.Sometimes, classes need to have types from differenthierarchies
#name : String#eyeColour : Color
+toString() : String
Human
-sNumber : Number
+toString() : String+call() : T
Student
+call() : T
<<Interface>>Callable<T>
+call() : Car
Company
T
T
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Instead of class, interface is usedMethods in interfaces don’t have a bodyAll methods are automatically abstract and public
Constructors are useless and therefore not allowedInstance variables are not allowed either,static-variables however are allowed (automaticallyfinal)
public interface Callable <T> {
T call ();
}
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public class Student extends Humanimplements Callable {
// ...public void call () {...}
}
public class Student extends Humanimplements Callable , Annoyable {// ...
public void call () {...}
public StressLevel annoy ( double degree ) {...}}
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Interfacespublic class Student extends Human
implements Callable {// ...public void call () {...}
}
public class Student extends Humanimplements Callable , Annoyable {// ...
public void call () {...}
public StressLevel annoy ( double degree ) {...}}
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Classes can implement multiple interfacesInterfaces can extend zero, one or multiple otherinterfacesThey allow objects to act in different rolesA powerful object can be reduced to a single methodUsage analogous to usage of abstract classes
Callable callable = new Student ();Human human = ( Student ) callable ;
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What will happen now?
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Interfaces as specification
Separation of functionality and implementationClients communicate implementation-independentAlternative implementations can be used
T
ArrayList
T
«interface»List
T
LinkedList
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Interfaces vs. Abstract classes
public interface Callable <T> {
T call ();
}
public abstract class Callable <T> {
abstract T call ();
}
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Java8 interfaces: default and static methodsTo be able to extend of the framework without breakingexisting interfaces and implementing classes, Java 8introduces a few new concepts.
static methods (implementations) in interfaces.default method (implementations!) in interfaces.It allows the extension of interfaces without breakingexisting implementing classes.The static methods are typically helpers for the defaultmethods.It also implies multiple inheritance for said defaultmethods.If a conflict is possible, the implementation programmermust help the compiler by specifying which defaultvariant method is to be taken.The first use case of this extension is the streamframework, introduced in Java 8, in combination with λexpression.
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Multiple inheritance example, parents
interface AnInterface {
default String getName () {return "An";
}}
interface BnInterface {
default String getName () {return "Bn";
}}
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Multiple inheritance example, child
interface CnInterface extends AnInterface ,BnInterface {
// resolve which super to use.// also works in implementing classes@Overridedefault String getName () {
return AnInterface . super . getName ();}
}
Note that a class implementing two interfaces-methods withthe same signature must also specify which variant to select,using the same construction as above.See DEMO
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Any open issues?Not all understood? For next time read:
Introduction to Java Programming: Chapter 11Java 8 tutorial on default methodshttp://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/IandI/defaultmethods.html
Questions?Questions or remarks?
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