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Subject: Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch?
Date: Sun, 8 May 2016 08:23:00 -0400
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On 5/8/2016 6:24 AM, Robert Klemme wrote:
> On 04.05.2016 03:23, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>
>> All methods unless declared static or final are virtual in Java,
>> so dynamic dispatch is used all the time.
>
> Methods declared as "final" are virtual as well.

Given that:

virtual method = method that can be overridden
final method = method that can not be overridden

then how can it be?

>  Methods declared "private" are not.

True.

Arne