Doubt regarding overloading

[Varsha Patil]

static void doSomething ( A x , A y ) {System.out.print("AA");}
static void doSomething ( A x , B y ) {System.out.print"AB");}

static void doSomething ( B x , A y ) {System.out.print("BA");}
static void doSomething ( B x , B y ) {System.out.print("BB");}
static void doSomething ( C x , C y ) { System.out.println("CC");}//line 4

public static void main(String[] args) {
doSomething(null,null);
}
}

The above code prints "CC" as the o/p.If we comment out line 4 then it prints "BB". I m confused, as why does not it takes the other two values or print "BB" from first?

Please help..

[Timmy Marks]

What relationship do the classes A, B, and C have to each other?

[Varsha Patil]

Sorry....I did not paste the entire code.Here it is :


class A { }

class B extends A { }

class C extends B {
static void doSomething ( A x , A y )
{System.out.print("AA");}
static void doSomething ( A x , B y ) {System.out.print("AB");}
static void doSomething ( B x , A y ){System.out.print("BA");}
static void doSomething ( B x , B y ){System.out.print("BB");}
static void doSomething ( C x , C y ) { System.out.println("CC");}

public static void main(String[] args) {
doSomething(null,null);
}
}

[soumya ravindranath]

Varsha,

this is the case of invocation of the most specific method. Please read this in JLS 15.12.2.2 Choose the Most Specific Method

Hope that helps.

Soumya.