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Re: overriding with different return value type

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Date	2015-07-16 17:13 -0700
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Subject	Re: overriding with different return value type
From	Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com>

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 Xue Feng wrote:
> >  I wonder why the clone() method  works in different way.

Look up "covariant return types". It's in the JLS.

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overriding with different return value type Xue Feng <xf.lotus@yahoo.com> - 2015-07-16 21:04 +0800
  Re: overriding with different return value type Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-16 10:04 -0400
  Re: overriding with different return value type e.d.programmer@gmail.com - 2015-07-16 07:23 -0700
  Re: overriding with different return value type Jeff Higgins <jeff@invalid.invalid> - 2015-07-16 11:20 -0400
    Re: overriding with different return value type Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2015-07-16 17:13 -0700

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