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Object-Oriented ProgrammingMore Inheritance
Ewan Klein
School of Informatics
Inf1 :: 2009/10
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.. .1 Inheritance
Flat HierarchyLayered Hierarchy
.. .2 Polymorphism
.. .3 Overriding and Overloading
.. .4 Abstract Classes
.. .5 Recap
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Flat Animal Hierarchy
sleep()makeNoise()roam()
Animal
makeNoise()
Lion
makeNoise()
Cat makeNoise()
Wolf
makeNoise()
Dog
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Animals Example, 1
Our base class: Animal.Animal..
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public class Animal {public void sleep() {
System.out.println(”Sleeping: Zzzzz”);}public void makeNoise() {
System.out.println(”Noises...”);}public void roam() {
System.out.println(”Roamin’ on the plain.”);}
}
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Animals Example, 2
...1 Lion IS-A Animal
...2 Override the makeNoise() method.
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public class Lion extends Animal {public void makeNoise() {
System.out.println(”Roaring: Rrrrrr!”);}
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Animals Example, 3
...1 Cat IS-A Animal
...2 Override the makeNoise() method.
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public class Cat extends Animal {public void makeNoise() {
System.out.println(”Miaowing: Miaooo!”);}
}
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Animals Example, 4
...1 Wolf IS-A Animal
...2 Override the makeNoise() method.
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public class Wolf extends Animal {public void makeNoise() {
System.out.println(”Howling: Ouooooo!”);}
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Animals Example, 5
...1 Dog IS-A Animal
...2 Override the makeNoise() method.
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public class Dog extends Animal {public void makeNoise() {
System.out.println(”Barking: Woof Woof!”);}
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Animals Example, 6.The Launcher..
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public class AnimalLauncher {public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println(”\nWolf\n=====”);Wolf wolfie = new Wolf();wolfie.makeNoise() ; // from Wolfwolfie.roam(); // from Animalwolfie.sleep(); // from Animal
System.out.println(”\nLion\n=====”);Lion leo = new Lion();leo.makeNoise(); // from Lionleo.roam(); // from Animalleo.sleep(); // from Animal
}}
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Animals Example, 7
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Wolf=====Howling: Ouooooo!Roamin’ on the plain.Sleeping: Zzzzz
Lion=====Roaring: Rrrrrr!Roamin’ on the plain.Sleeping: Zzzzz
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Nested Animal Hierarchy
Lions and cats can be grouped together into Felines, with common roam()behaviours.
Dogs and wolves can be grouped together into Canines, with commonroam() behaviours.
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Nested Animal Hierarchy
sleep()makeNoise()roam()
Animal
makeNoise()
LionmakeNoise()
Cat
makeNoise()
Wolf
makeNoise()
Dog
roam()
Feline
roam()
Canine
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Animals Example, 1
Same as before.
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public class Animal {public void sleep() {
System.out.println(”Sleeping: Zzzzz”);}public void makeNoise() {
System.out.println(”Noises...”);}public void roam() {
System.out.println(”Roamin’ on the plain.”);}
}
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Animals Example, 2
The new class Feline
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public class Feline extends Animal {public void roam() {
// Override roam()System.out.println(”Roaming: I’m roaming alone.”);
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Animals Example, 3
The new class Canine
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public class Canine extends Animal {public void roam() {
// Override roam()System.out.println(”Roaming: I’m with my pack.”);
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Animals Example, 4
...1 Lion IS-A Feline
...2 Override the makeNoise() method.
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public class Lion extends Feline {public void makeNoise() {
System.out.println(”Roaring: Rrrrrr!”);}
}
Similarly for Cat.
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Animals Example, 5
...1 Wolf IS-A Canine
...2 Override the makeNoise() method.
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public class Wolf extends Canine {public void makeNoise() {
System.out.println(”Howling: Ouooooo!”);}
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Similarly for Dog.
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Which method gets called?
sleep()makeNoise()roam()
Animal
makeNoise()
Wolf
roam()
Canine
1. Wolf wolfie = new Wolf();
2. wolfie.makeNoise(); 3. wolfie.roam();
4. wolfie.sleep();
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Animals Example, 6.The Launcher..
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public class AnimalLauncher {public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println(”\nWolf\n=====”);Wolf wolfie = new Wolf();wolfie.makeNoise(); // from Wolfwolfie.roam(); // from Caninewolfie.sleep(); // from Animal
System.out.println(”\nLion\n=====”);Lion leo = new Lion();leo.makeNoise(); // from Lionleo.roam(); // from Felineleo.sleep(); // from Animal
}}
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Animals Example, 7
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Wolf=====Howling: Ouooooo!Roaming: I’m with my pack.Sleeping: Zzzzz
Lion=====Roaring: Rrrrrr!Roaming: I’m roaming alone.Sleeping: Zzzzz
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Typing and Polymorphism
polymorphism (= ‘many shapes’): the same piece of code can be assignedmultiple types.
A class defines a type, namely the signatures of its methods.
S is a subtype of T, written S <: T, if a value of type S can be used in anycontext where a value of type T is expected.
The relation <: is reflexive: T <: TThe relation <: is transitive: if S <: T and T <: U, then S <: U.
NB: We say T is a supertype of S if S is a subtype of T.
Inclusion polymorphism: objects of different types S1, S2, …may be treateduniformly as instances of a common supertype T.
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Declaring and Initializing a Reference Variable
Wolf wolfie = new Wolf();
create a Wolf object
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Declaring and Initializing a Reference Variable
Wolf wolfie = new Wolf();
declare a reference variable
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Declaring and Initializing a Reference Variable
Wolf wolfie = new Wolf();
link the object to the reference
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Declaring and Initializing a Reference Variable
Animal wolfie = new Wolf();
supertypeobject of subtype
Reference type can be supertype of the object type.
E.g., Wolf <: Animal.
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Polymorphic ArrayList
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public class AnimalLauncher2 {public static void main(String[] args) {
Wolf wolfie = new Wolf();Lion leo = new Lion();Cat felix = new Cat();Dog rover = new Dog();ArrayList< Animal > animals = new ArrayList<Animal>();animals.add(wolfie);animals.add(leo);animals.add(felix);animals.add(rover);for ( Animal a : animals) {
a.makeNoise();}
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Polymorphic Arrays
ArrayList<Animal> is polymorphic.
animals.add(wolfie)add an object of type Wolf. OK since Wolf <: Animal.
for (Animal a : animals)for each object a of type T such that T <: Animal …
a.makeNoise()if a is of type T, use T’s makeNoise() method.
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Method Overriding, 1
If a class C overrides a method m of superclass D, then:
Parameter lists must be same and return type must be compatible:...1 signature of m in C must be same as signature of m in D; i.e. same name, same
parameter list, and...2 return type S of m in C must such that S <: T, where T is return type of m in D.
m must be at least as accessible in C as m is in D
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Method Overriding, 2
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public void makeNoise( int volume ) {...}
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Method Overloading, 1
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public void makeNoise() {...}public void makeNoise(int volume) {...}
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System.out.println(3); // intSystem.out.println(3.0); // doubleSystem.out.println((float) 3.0); // cast to floatSystem.out.println(”3.0”); // String
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Method Overloading, 2
...1 Return types can be different.
...2 You can’t just change the return type — gets treated as an invalid override.
...3 Access levels can be varied up or down.
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public String makeNoise() {String howl = ”Ouooooo!”;return howl;}Exception in thread ”main” java.lang.Error: Unresolved compila-tion problem:
The return type is incompatible with Animal.makeNoise()
at week06.Wolf.makeNoise(Wolf.java:15)at week06.AnimalLauncher.main(AnimalLauncher.java:11)
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Animal Objects?
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Wolf wolfie = new Wolf();
Animal leo = new Lion();
Animal weird = new Animal();
Animal class is meant to contain information that all animals have incommon.
But this is not enough to define any one specific animal.
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Concrete vs. Abstract
Concrete
Examples: Cat, WolfSpecific enough to beinstantiated.
Abstract
Examples: Animal, FelineNot intended to haveinstances.
Only useful if extended.
Any ’instances’ will have tobe instances of a subclass ofthe abstract class.
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The Abstract Animal, 1
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abstract class Animal {public void sleep() {
System.out.println(”Sleeping: Zzzzz”);}public void makeNoise() {
System.out.println(”Noises...”);}public void roam() {
System.out.println(”Roamin’ on the plain.”);}
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Just put the keyword abstract before the class declaration.
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The Abstract Animal, 2
An abstract class can be extended by other abstract classes.Canine and Feline can (and should) both be abstract.
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abstract class Animal {public void sleep() {
System.out.println(”Sleeping: Zzzzz”);}public void makeNoise() {
System.out.println(”Noises...”);}public void roam() {
System.out.println(”Roamin’ on the plain.”);}
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Just put the keyword abstract before the class declaration.Ewan Klein (School of Informatics) OOP: More Inheritance Inf1 :: 2009/10 35 / 45
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The Abstract Animal, 2
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abstract class Animal {public void sleep() {
System.out.println(””Sleeping: Zzzzz””);public abstract void roam();public abstract void makeNoise();}
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Now has abstract methods!
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The Abstract Animal, 3
roam() and makeNoise() are abstract methods (we’ve already seen these ininterfaces):
I no body;I must be implemented in any concrete subclass (implemented ∼ overriden);I don’t have to be implemented by an abstract subclass;I can only be declared in an abstract class;
sleep() is not abstract, so can be straightforwardly inherited.
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Abstract Classes in Animal Hierarchy
sleep()makeNoise()roam()
<<Abstract>>
Animal
makeNoise()
LionmakeNoise()
Cat
makeNoise()
Wolf
makeNoise()
Dog
roam()
<<Abstract>>
Feline
roam()
<<Abstract>>
Canine
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Using Abstract Classes
Use an abstract class when you have several similar classes that:I have a lot in common — the implemented parts of the abstract classI have some differences — the abstract methods.
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Digression: Constructor Chaining
Constructor of the immediate superclass invoked with super()If you don’t explicitly call this, the compiler will.
Case 1 No constructor explicitly declared. Compiler inserts
public Foo() {super();
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inserts the following as first statement in each one:
super();
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Recap: Implementing/Overriding, 1
If a class C implements or overrides a method m of superclass D, then:
Parameter lists must be same and return type must be compatible:...1 signature of m in C must be same as signature of m in D; i.e. same name, same
parameter list, and...2 return type S of m in C must such that S <: T, where T is return type of m in D.
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Method Implementation, 1
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Method Overloading
Overloading: two methods with same name but different parameter lists..Overloaded makeNoise..
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public void makeNoise(int volume) {...}public void makeNoise() {
makeNoise(int 1);}
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Method Implementation, 2
You cannot implement or override a method by providing just an overloadedmethod..Declaration of sleep() in Animal..
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public void sleep() {System.out.println(”Sleeping: XXXXX”);
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Method Implementation, 3
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public void sleep(int duration) {String sleepNoise = ”Sleeping: Zzzzz”;if (duration > 2)
sleepNoise = ”Still Sleeping: XXXXX”;System.out.println(sleepNoise);
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public void sleep(int duration) {...
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System.out.println(”Sleeping: XXXXX”);}
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