An overridden method is one which has already been implemented in the parent class with the same signature but has again been coded in the current class for functionality requirements. An abstract method is one which has only been declared in a class and would have to be implemented by the class that extends this abstract class. The implementation for the method is not available in the class in which it is declared.
An abstract method is one that is declared, but not implemented. That is, you have an empty method, without the details (the commands in the method). It is meant to be completed in a derived class.
Even stronger than that, abstract methods must be overridden, unless you have a subclass which is, itself, abstract.
The same way you create a concrete method in a concrete class. When a class is abstract, it can contain abstract methods. That doesn't mean that all methods must be abstract. Hope this helps.
when overriding of a class or a method is necessary, they can be declared as abstract
You declare a method final in Java when you do not want any subclasses of your class to be able to override the method. I have also heard that this allows the Java compiler to make more intelligent decisions. For example, it supposedly allows Java to decide when to make a method inline. (Note that this is all unconfirmed)
We can't call (i.e, execute) an abstract method in java because these methods don't contain any code to execute!In some special cases like when an abstract method is overridden in a subclass, and when we are using super class reference variable( which is referring that subclass object), it appears that we are calling abstract method in super class. But actually the code in the subclass method is being executed.Example:abstract class SuperClass{abstract void show(); //abstract method in super class}class SubClass extends SuperClass{void show(){ //show() of SuperClass overridden in SubClassSystem.out.println("SubClass Method");}}class Example{public static void main(String... args){SuperClass sup=new SubClass();sup.show(); //SubClass show() will be executed !!!}}
The abstract keyword signifies that the particular method will have no features in the class where it is declared and it is upto the child class to provide the functionality. In case of an interface, the method is already abstract by default and has no code inside it. So there is no actual point in using the abstract keyword there.
Simply, Abstract method is a method that is declared without or containing no implementation. It has a method signature
There is no difference with method declaration and implementation between abstract and non-abstract classes. You do the exact same thing when writing a concrete method in either an abstract or non-abstract class.
The same way you create a concrete method in a concrete class. When a class is abstract, it can contain abstract methods. That doesn't mean that all methods must be abstract. Hope this helps.
Yes, the noun method is an abstract noun, a word for a concept.
when overriding of a class or a method is necessary, they can be declared as abstract
You declare a method final in Java when you do not want any subclasses of your class to be able to override the method. I have also heard that this allows the Java compiler to make more intelligent decisions. For example, it supposedly allows Java to decide when to make a method inline. (Note that this is all unconfirmed)
We can't call (i.e, execute) an abstract method in java because these methods don't contain any code to execute!In some special cases like when an abstract method is overridden in a subclass, and when we are using super class reference variable( which is referring that subclass object), it appears that we are calling abstract method in super class. But actually the code in the subclass method is being executed.Example:abstract class SuperClass{abstract void show(); //abstract method in super class}class SubClass extends SuperClass{void show(){ //show() of SuperClass overridden in SubClassSystem.out.println("SubClass Method");}}class Example{public static void main(String... args){SuperClass sup=new SubClass();sup.show(); //SubClass show() will be executed !!!}}
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Yes. Abstract methods can be declared static
An abstract is a brief summary of an experiment.
You can't put an abstract method (pure-virtual method) in a normal class because the normal class would become abstract itself. Only non-abstract classes can be physically instantiated as objects, and only if they fully implement all the abstract methods inherited from their base classes.
The abstract keyword signifies that the particular method will have no features in the class where it is declared and it is upto the child class to provide the functionality. In case of an interface, the method is already abstract by default and has no code inside it. So there is no actual point in using the abstract keyword there.