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/**
* The sample illustrates the simplest use case of the <b>default methods</b>.
*/
public class SimplestUsage {
/**
* The Animal interface provides the default implementation
* of the {@link #eat} method.
*/
public interface Animal {
/**
* Return string representation of the eat action for Animal
*
* @return string representation of the eat action for Animal
*/
default String eat() {
return this.getClass().getSimpleName()
+ " eats like an ordinary animal";
}
}
/**
* The Dog class doesn't have its own implementation of the {@link #eat}
* method and uses the default implementation.
*/
public static class Dog implements Animal {
}
/**
* The Mosquito class implements {@link #eat} method, its own implementation
* overrides the default implementation.
*
*/
public static class Mosquito implements Animal {
/**
* Return string representation of the eat action for Mosquito
*
* @return string representation of the eat action for Mosquito
*/
@Override
public String eat() {
return "Mosquito consumes blood";
}
}
/**
* Illustrate behavior of the classes: {@link Dog} and {@link Mosquito}
*
* @param args command-line arguments
*/
public static void main(String[] args) {
// "Dog eats like an ordinary animal" is output
System.out.println(new Dog().eat());
// "Mosquito consumes blood" is output
System.out.println(new Mosquito().eat());
}
}