no need to define ass method in both classes. you should cast the ass
method . because reference type is anymal.
ie. ((Horse)b).ass();//careful on putting parenthesis
On Sun, Jul 26, 2009 at 7:13 PM, ali googerdi <googe...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> It's because you didn't define the ass method in Animal class but you
> have define eat in both classes.
>
> On Jul 26, 4:29 pm, ANUJ KUMAR <kumar.anuj...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > class TestAnimals {
> > public static void main (String [] args) {
> > Animal a = new Animal();
> > Animal b = new Horse(); //Animal ref, but a Horse object
> > a.eat(); // Runs the Animal version of eat()
> > b.eat(); // Runs the Horse version of eat()
> > a.anuj();
> > b.anuj();
> > b.ass();//*WHY DOES IT GIVE A COMPILER ERROR WHEREAS THE EAT METHOD RUNS
> > FINE*}
> > }
> >
> > class Animal {
> > void anuj()
> > {
> > System.out.println("anuj");}
> >
> > public void eat() {
> > System.out.println("Generic Animal Eating Generically");}
> > }
> >
> > class Horse extends Animal {
> > void ass()
> > {
> > System.out.println("ass");}
> >
> > public void eat() {
> > System.out.println("Horse eating hay, oats, and horse treats");}
> >
> > public void buck() { }
> >
> > }
>
> >
>
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