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Interview Questions: Interfaces

An interface in Java defines a common programming interface for unrelated classes without imposing implementation. Interfaces can extend other interfaces and classes can implement multiple interfaces but extend only one class. A class must provide implementation for all methods declared in an implemented interface or be declared abstract. Methods in an interface can only be public and abstract.

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Interview Questions: Interfaces

An interface in Java defines a common programming interface for unrelated classes without imposing implementation. Interfaces can extend other interfaces and classes can implement multiple interfaces but extend only one class. A class must provide implementation for all methods declared in an implemented interface or be declared abstract. Methods in an interface can only be public and abstract.

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Interfaces Interview Questions

FAQs on Interfaces
1. What is interface in Java and what are its uses?
Interface in Java is similar to a class, which may contain methods signature only but not
bodies and it is a formal set of method and constant declarations that must be defined by the
class that implements it. Interfaces are useful for:
Declaring methods that one or more classes are expected to implement.
Capturing similarities between unrelated classes without forcing a class relationship.
Determining an objects programming interface without revealing the actual body of
the class.


2. Class C implements interface I containing method m1 and m2 declarations.
Class C has provided implementation for method m2. Can an object of Class C
be created?
No. Class C should provide implementation for all the methods in the interface I. Since Class
C didn't provided implementation for m1 method, it has to be declared as abstract. Abstract
classes can't be instantiated.


3. Can a method inside an interface be declared as final?
No. Doing so will result in compilation error. public and abstract are the only applicable
modifiers for the method declaration in an interface.


4. Can an interface implement another interface?
Interfaces doesn't provide implementation hence an interface cannot implement another
interface.


5. Can an interface extend another interface?
Yes. An Interface can inherit another Interface, for that matter an Interface can extend more
than one Interface.


6. Can a class extend more than one class?
No. A class can extend only one class but can implement any number of interfaces.


7. Can an interface be final?
No. Doing so will result in compilation error.
Interfaces Interview Questions
8. Can a class be defined inside an interface?
Yes. It's possible.


9. Can an interface be defined inside a class?
Yes. It's possible.


10. What is a Marker Interface?
An interface which doesn't have any declaration inside, but still enforces a mechanism is
known as Marker Interface.


11. Can we define private and protected modifiers for variables in interfaces?
No. We cannot define private and protected modifiers for variables in interfaces


12. What is Externalizable?
Externalizable is an interface that extends Serializable Interface and sends data into Streams
in compressed format. It has two methods, writeExternal(ObjectOuput out) and
readExternal(ObjectInput in).


13. What modifiers are allowed for methods in an interface?
Only public and abstract modifiers are allowed for the methods in the interfaces.


14. When can an object reference be cast to an interface reference?
When the object implements the referenced interface, an object reference is cast to an
interface reference.


15. What is the difference between an Interface and an Abstract class?
An abstract class can have instance methods that implement a default behavior. An Interface
can only declare constants and instance methods, but cannot implement default behavior and
all methods are implicitly abstract.

An interface has all public members and no implementation. An abstract class is a class which
may have the usual flavors of class members (private, protected, etc.), but has some
abstract methods.


Interfaces Interview Questions
16. Can an anonymous class be declared as implementing an interface and
extending a class?
An anonymous class may implement an interface or extend a superclass, but may not be
declared to do both.


17. What is an abstract class?
An abstract class is a class designed with implementation gaps for subclasses to fill in and is
deliberately incomplete.

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