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dynamic dispatch

Choosing which override runs from the object's class while the program runs.

For an instance call, the JVM starts at the receiver's runtime class and walks up the superclass chain to the first class declaring the chosen signature; static, private and final methods are not dispatched.

Examples

  • Animal a = new Dog(); a.sound(); runs Dog's sound.

See also

polymorphism runtime type
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