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Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch?

From Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid>
Newsgroups comp.lang.java.programmer
Subject Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch?
Date 2016-05-08 08:57 -0400
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On 5/8/2016 8:23 AM, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> 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?

	class Super {
	    public void method() {}
	}

	class Sub extends Super {
	    public final void method() {}
	}

	...

	Super obj = new Sub();
	obj.method();


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When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? cdalten@gmail.com - 2016-05-02 18:08 -0700
  Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Sebastian <news@seyweiler.dyndns.org> - 2016-05-03 20:47 +0200
    Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2016-05-03 12:14 -0700
  Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-05-03 21:23 -0400
    Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2016-05-04 10:48 +0000
    Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-05-08 12:24 +0200
      Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-05-08 08:23 -0400
        Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-05-08 08:57 -0400
          Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-05-08 10:37 -0400
            Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-05-08 22:30 +0200
              Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-05-08 23:08 -0400
                Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2016-05-09 08:16 +0200
            Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-05-08 16:44 -0400
              Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Arne Vajhøj <arne@vajhoej.dk> - 2016-05-08 23:16 -0400
                Re: When to use dynamic binding over dynamic dispatch? Eric Sosman <esosman@comcast-dot-net.invalid> - 2016-05-09 00:39 -0400

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