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Interface

• The interface in Java is a mechanism to achieve abstraction.

• There can be only abstract methods in the Java interface, not method
body.

• Java Interface also represents the IS-A relationship.

• It cannot be instantiated just like the abstract class.

• Since Java 8, we can have default and static methods in an interface.

• Since Java 9, we can have private methods in an interface. //share


common code between non-abstract methods.
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• Since interfaces are in a different hierarchy from classes, it is possible for
classes that are unrelated in terms of the class hierarchy to implement the
same interface.

• This is where the real power of interfaces is realized.

• By providing the interface keyword, Java allows you to fully utilize the
“one interface, multiple methods” aspect of polymorphism.

• Variables can be declared inside interface declarations. They are


implicitly final and static, meaning they cannot be changed by the
implementing class. They must also be initialized.

• All methods and variables are implicitly


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Why use Java interface?
 To enable classes to have behavior that does not belong to them.
 To model multiple inheritance.
 To achieve complete abstraction.
 To have loose coupling.

Page link to illustrate : https://


medium.com/geekculture/why-do-we-need-interfaces-in-java-9a95ef57a156

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How to declare an interface?

An interface is declared by using the interface keyword.


It provides total abstraction; means all the methods in an interface are
declared with the empty body, and all the fields are public, static and final by
default.
A class that implements an interface must implement all the methods
declared in the interface.

interface <interface_name>{

// declare constant fields


// declare methods that abstract
// by default.
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interface Drawable{
void draw();
}

class Rectangle implements Drawable{


public void draw(){System.out.println("drawing rectangle");}
}

class Circle implements Drawable{


public void draw(){System.out.println("drawing circle");}
}

class TestInterface1{
public static void main(String args[]){
Drawable d=new Circle();
getDrawable()
d.draw();
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interface Printable{
void print();
}
interface Showable{
void show();
}
class A7 implements Printable,Showable{
public void print(){System.out.println("Hello");}
public void show(){System.out.println("Welcome");}

public static void main(String args[]){


A7 obj = new A7();
obj.print();
obj.show();
}
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interface Printable{
void print();
}
interface Showable{
void show();
}
class A7 implements Printable,Showable{
public void print(){System.out.println("Hello");}
public void show(){System.out.println("Welcome");}

public static void main(String args[]){


A7 obj = new A7();
obj.print();
obj.show();
}
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