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Java 9 with JShell

You're reading from   Java 9 with JShell Introducing the full range of Java 9's new features via JShell

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Product type Paperback
Published in Mar 2017
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781787282841
Length 408 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Gaston C. Hillar Gaston C. Hillar
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Preface 1. JShell – A Read-Evaluate-Print-Loop for Java 9 FREE CHAPTER 2. Real-World Objects to UML Diagrams and Java 9 via JShell 3. Classes and Instances 4. Encapsulation of Data 5. Mutable and Immutable Classes 6. Inheritance, Abstraction, Extension, and Specialization 7. Members Inheritance and Polymorphism 8. Contract Programming with Interfaces 9. Advanced Contract Programming with Interfaces 10. Maximization of Code Reuse with Generics 11. Advanced Generics 12. Object-Oriented, Functional Programming, and Lambda Expressions 13. Modularity in Java 9 A. Exercise Answers Index

Creating concrete classes that inherit from abstract superclasses

In the previous chapter, we created an abstract base class named VirtualAnimal and then we coded the following three abstract subclasses: VirtualMammal, VirtualDomesticMammal, and VirtualHorse. Now, we will code the following three concrete classes. Each class represents a different horse breed and is a subclass of the VirtualHorse abstract class.

  • AmericanQuarterHorse: This class represents a virtual horse that belongs to the American Quarter Horse breed.
  • ShireHorse: This class represents a virtual horse that belongs to the Shire Horse breed.
  • Thoroughbred: This class represents a virtual horse that belongs to the Thoroughbred breed.

The three concrete classes will implement the following three abstract methods they inherited from abstract superclasses:

  • String getAsciiArt(): This abstract method is inherited from the VirtualAnimal abstract class.
  • String getBaby(): This abstract method is inherited from the VirtualAnimal abstract...
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