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Thread: Overloading vs Overriding

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    Default Overloading vs Overriding

    What is the difference between method Overloading and method Overriding?

    And what is an advantage to using method Overloading?


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    Default Re: Overloading vs Overriding

    Defining Methods (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Classes and Objects) (the last section talks about method overloading)
    Overriding and Hiding Methods (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Interfaces and Inheritance)

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