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Interface

BY
P RAT I M A S A R KA R
CSE TINT
Interface
Using the keyword interface, you can fully abstract a class’ interface from its implementation.

That is, using interface, you can specify what a class must do, but not how it does it.

 Interfaces are syntactically similar to classes, but they lack instance variables, and their methods
are declared without any body.
In interface variables are final and static.
In interface methods are public and abstract.
Once it is defined, any number of classes can implement an interface. Also, one class can
implement any number of interfaces (multiple inheritance).
Interface
To implement an interface, a class must create the complete set of methods declared by the
interface.
 However, each class is free to determine the details of its own implementation.
By providing the interface keyword, Java allows you to fully utilize the “one interface, multiple
methods” aspect of polymorphism.
Interfaces are designed to support dynamic method resolution at run time.
Why use Java interface?
here are mainly three reasons to use interface. They are given below.
It is used to achieve abstraction.
By interface, we can support the functionality of multiple inheritance.
It can be used to achieve runtime polymorphism.
How to declare an interface?
access interface name
{
return-type method-name1(parameter-list);
return-type method-name2(parameter-list);
type final-varname1 = value;
type final-varname2 = value;
return-type method-nameN(parameter-list);
type final-varnameN = value;

}
Internal addition by the
compiler
The relationship between classes
and interfaces
Example
interface printable{
void print();
}
class A6 implements printable{
public void print(){System.out.println("Hello");}

public static void main(String args[]){


A6 obj = new A6();
obj.print();
}
}
Hierarchical Inheritance in
interface
//Interface declaration: by first user //Using interface: by third user
interface Drawable{
class TestInterface1{
void draw();
public static void main(String args[]){
}
//Implementation: by second user Drawable d=new Circle();//
In real scenario, object is provided by method e
class Rectangle implements Drawable{
.g. getDrawable()
public void draw()
{System.out.println("drawing rectangle");} d.draw();
} }
class Circle implements Drawable{
}
public void draw(){System.out.println("drawing circle");}
}
Multiple inheritance in Java by
interface
Multiple inheritance in Java by
interface
interface Printable{ Class TestInterface3 {
void print(); public static void main(String args[]){
} Test obj = new Test();
interface Showable{ obj.print();
void print();
}
}
}
Class Test implements Printable, Showable{
public void print(){
System.out.println("Hello");}
}
Interface inheritance
interface Printable{ public static void main(String args[]){
void print(); TestInterface4 obj = new TestInterface4();
} obj.print();
interface Showable extends Printable{
obj.show();
void show();
}
}
}
class TestInterface4 implements Showable{
public void print(){System.out.println("Hello");}
public void show(){System.out.println("Welcome");}
Dynamic method dispatch(Runtime polymorphism) by interface
Interface S{ class demo
void callme(); {
} public static void main(String args[])

class A implements S{ {
public void callme(){ S s1; //reference of interface S
S.o.pln (“inside A”); }} A a1=new A();
B b1=new B();
class B implements S{
public void callme() s1=a1;
{ s1.callme()// calls A’s version
S.o.pln (“inside B”); s1=b1;
}}
s1.callme() // calls B’s version
}}
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