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Question:  What is the difference between Abstract class and Interface

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Answered by Scott on 2005-05-12 10:03:06: An abstract class can contain non-abstract methods which do not have to be overridden in the subclass. 
 
There is no difference between a fully abstract class (all methods declared as abstract and all fields are public static final) and an interface.


July 07, 2005 05:22:13 #2
 Mayank   Member Since: Visitor    Total Comments: N/A 

RE: What is the difference between Abstract class and Interface
 
A class implementing an interface must implement all of the methods defined in the interface, while a class extending an abstract class need not implement any of the methods defined in the abstract class. Additionally, a class extending an abstract class can implement an infinite number of it's own methods.
     

 

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