Re: @override annotation not working correctly javac version _ 1.7.0_25

From:
Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Thu, 05 Dec 2013 18:25:37 -0500
Message-ID:
<l7r21m$oqe$1@dont-email.me>
On 12/5/2013 5:42 PM, Y HA wrote:

Hi!

This code should output:

Run method overridden in Task class
overridden method run() in PeriodicTask class

but I'm having this :

# javac -version
javac 1.7.0_25

# javac CollectionTest.java
CollectionTest.java:18: error: incompatible types
     @Override
      ^
   required: Annotation
   found: Override
CollectionTest.java:27: error: incompatible types
     @Override
      ^
   required: Annotation
   found: Override
2 errors

/**
  * Java program to demonstrate how to override method in Java.
  * Overridden method are resolved during runtime based upon type of object
  * @author Javin
  */
public class CollectionTest {

     public static void main(String args[]) {
       Runnable task = new Task();
       task.run(); //call overridden method in Task
       task = new PeriodicTask();
       task.run(); //calls overridden method in PeriodicTas
     }

}

class Task implements Runnable{
     @Override
     public void run() {
         System.out.println("Run method overridden in Task class");
     }
}

class PeriodicTask extends Task{
     @Override
     public void run() {
         System.err.println("overridden method run() in PeriodicTask class");
     }
}


     It works fine for me, with javac 1.7.0_45 (slightly newer
than yours). Just a wild guess: Does your source file contain
any strange, stray, invisible characters -- NUL's, maybe --
that confuse the compiler but disappear when posted as a Usenet
message? Try copying the content of your message and compiling
that; if you get a different outcome it may be time to use a hex
viewer on both files.

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Eric Sosman
esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid

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