Mega Code Archive
Casting Objects
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class Animal {
public String toString() {
return "This is an animal ";
}
}
class Dog extends Animal {
public void sound() {
System.out.println("Woof Woof");
}
}
class Cat extends Animal {
public Cat(String aName) {
name = aName;
}
public String toString() {
return super.toString() + "\nIt's " + name + " the " + breed;
}
public void sound() {
System.out.println("Miiaooww");
}
private String name;
private String breed;
}
public class MainClass {
public static void main(String[] a) {
Cat aPet = new Cat("Fang");
Animal theAnimal = (Animal) aPet;
}
}
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