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Overriding a generic method in a generic class
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/*
Java 2, v5.0 (Tiger) New Features
by Herbert Schildt
ISBN: 0072258543
Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Osborne, 2004
*/
class Gen<T> {
T ob; // declare an object of type T
// Pass the constructor a reference to
// an object of type T.
Gen(T o) {
ob = o;
}
// Return ob.
T getob() {
System.out.print("Gen's getob(): " );
return ob;
}
}
// A subclass of Gen that overrides getob().
class Gen2<T> extends Gen<T> {
Gen2(T o) {
super(o);
}
// Override getob().
T getob() {
System.out.print("Gen2's getob(): ");
return ob;
}
}
// Demonstrate generic method override.
public class OverrideDemo {
public static void main(String args[]) {
// Create a Gen object for Integers.
Gen<Integer> iOb = new Gen<Integer>(88);
// Create a Gen2 object for Integers.
Gen2<Integer> iOb2 = new Gen2<Integer>(99);
// Create a Gen2 object for Strings.
Gen2<String> strOb2 = new Gen2<String>("Generics Test");
System.out.println(iOb.getob());
System.out.println(iOb2.getob());
System.out.println(strOb2.getob());
}
}
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