Thread: Not Understanding Polymorphism

Hello,

The past week or 2, I've been trying to understand polymorphism, but i don't understand it still. Can someone give me good definition of polymorphism and if possible an example please ...

Originally Posted by helloworld922

Polymorphism basically is treating one type of object as another.

For example, a car is an automobile. A truck is also an automobile. thanks to polymorphism, we can treat a car as an automobile, and we can also treat a truck as an automobile. A boat is not an automobile. This allows us to write generic code which works for any type of automobile, and nothing else. We could even use a more generic category for vehicle which would include automobiles, boats, and airplanes.

Thank Your very Much for your reply, I understand what you've written but I don't understand how I would put that example into code form, could I you produce that example in code form please.

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Originally Posted by jps

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ok thats fine