Jun 23, 2009 · I believe it is incorrect to imply that polymorphism is specific to classes and/or object-oriented programming, seeing how ad hoc polymorphism or parametric polymorphism do not …

Dec 26, 2013 · Static (compile time) polymorphism is the polymorphism exhibited at compile time. Here, Java compiler knows which method is called. Method overloading and method overriding using static …

Jun 16, 2012 · Polymorphism (both runtime and compile time) is necessary in Java for quite a few reasons. Method overriding is a run time polymorphism and overloading is compile time polymorphism.

Jun 10, 2011 · 18 The main difference is polymorphism is a specific result of inheritance. Polymorphism is where the method to be invoked is determined at runtime based on the type of the object. This is a …

Oct 1, 2008 · In terms of Java, when someone asks: what is polymorphism? Would overloading or overriding be an acceptable answer? I think there is a bit more to it than that. IF you had a abstract …

I would like to understand the key difference between parametric polymorphism such as polymorphism of generic classes/functions in the Java/Scala/C++ languages and "ad-hoc" polymorphism in the …

Apr 16, 2012 · 25 "Parametric Polymorphism" is just another term for "Generics" in Java. The idea is simple: you state what types will be used by a particular class, a clear example of this is present in all …

Mar 10, 2015 · 9 Yes this is Runtime polymorphism in Java In static polymorphism, compiler itself determines which method should call. Method overloading is an example of static polymorphism. In …

Aug 21, 2015 · Polymorphism in java: Why do we set parent reference to child object? Asked 10 years, 3 months ago Modified 5 years, 3 months ago Viewed 13k times

Mar 11, 2010 · What is the difference between generics and polymorphism? I know it has something to do with compile time or binding, but I'm not sure. Please provide some code examples.