strange result

[Monika Pasricha]

class A {
int a = f();
int f()
{
return 1;
}
}
class B extends A
{
int b = a;
int f()
{
return 2;
}
}
public class CtorDemo1
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
B bobj = new B();
System.out.println(bobj.b);
}
}
The output is 2. I think it should be 1. acn anybody help me in this.
Thanx
Monika

[anil bisht]

hi
this is overriding ..
as the object is of the derived class ,f() in the base class is overriden.
thus
a = f() calls the f() of the derived class...
one more intresting thing
in the derived class
instead of return 2; write return b; and see the result..
HTH
anil

[Himanshu Goel]

See it's a pure OO funda. You have created an object of Class B.Now every time you call the overridden method f() using this object reference the method in Class B will be called and not that from A.

Originally posted by Monika Pasricha:
class A {
int a = f();
int f()
{
return 1;
}
}
class B extends A
{
int b = a;
int f()
{
return 2;
}
}
public class CtorDemo1
{
public static void main(String args[])
{
B bobj = new B();
System.out.println(bobj.b);
}
}
The output is 2. I think it should be 1. acn anybody help me in this.
Thanx
Monika

[a hui]

When bobj.b is referenced it goes to class B,
int b = a. Variable a is found in class A but because the reference is of type class B it will execute method f() from class B and not A. Just remember when you instantiate a class the methods of that class will be executed. e.g
A bobj = new B();
I hope that helps.
AH

[Monika Pasricha]

Thanx everybody. Now i got it.
Monika