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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

Combining class inheritance and interfaces


We can combine class inheritance with the implementation of interfaces. The following lines show the code for a new HideableWonderCat class that inherits from the WonderCat class and implements the Hideable interface. Note that the class declaration includes the superclass (WonderCat) after the extends keyword and the implemented interface (Hideable) after the implements keyword. The code file for the sample is included in the java_9_oop_chapter_08_01 folder, in the example08_07.java file.

public class HideableWonderCat extends WonderCat implements Hideable {
    protected final int numberOfEyes;

    public HideableWonderCat(String nickName, int age, 
        String fullName, int score, 
        int x, int y, int numberOfEyes) {
        super(nickName, age, fullName, score, x, y);
        this.numberOfEyes = numberOfEyes;
    }

    @Override
    public int getNumberOfEyes() {
        return numberOfEyes;
    }

    @Override
    public void show...
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