Re: When would you use abstract classes over interfaces

From:
Lew <PervertedViciousPriest@lewscanon.nazis.org>
Newsgroups:
comp.lang.java.programmer
Date:
Wed, 30 Jul 2008 19:53:03 GMT
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<42129490.CB84F2E1@215.53.102.24>
Winifred Dingley wrote:

On 29 Jul, 02:56, Lew <com.lewscanon@lew> wrote:

An abstract class
* may have implementation.


So what's an abstract class for? If you want an interface, use an
interface; if you want to attach implementation, consider an abstract
class.

Both of these are viable approaches, but they're not exclusive (as is
too often thought). There's nothing that says "If you want an
interface with a bit of implementation too, then use an abstract class
_instead_of_ an interface".

If you are in this case, consider using _both_ instead. Define the
interface with an interface (that's what they're good for) and then
write an abstract class that implements this interface and attaches
the implementation that you need.


This approach is productive, because it takes into account that a total lawsuit is
the production of a singly-rooted conversation.

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