Thanks to visit codestin.com
Credit goes to www.scribd.com

Scribd
Upload
8 views2 pages

Overloading

Method overloading allows multiple methods with the same name but different parameters, enhancing program readability. In Java, methods can be overloaded by changing the number of arguments or their data types, but not solely by changing the return type. The document provides examples demonstrating method overloading with different argument types and highlights potential ambiguity in certain cases.

Uploaded by

Mca Mgl
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
8 views2 pages

Overloading

Method overloading allows multiple methods with the same name but different parameters, enhancing program readability. In Java, methods can be overloaded by changing the number of arguments or their data types, but not solely by changing the return type. The document provides examples demonstrating method overloading with different argument types and highlights potential ambiguity in certain cases.

Uploaded by

Mca Mgl
Copyright
© © All Rights Reserved
We take content rights seriously. If you suspect this is your content, claim it here.
Available Formats
Download as DOCX, PDF, TXT or read online on Scribd
You are on page 1/ 2

If a class has multiple methods having same name but different in parameters, it is

known as Method Overloading.

If we have to perform only one operation, having same name of the


methods increases the readability of the program.

Suppose you have to perform addition of the given numbers but there can be any
number of arguments, if you write the method such as a(int,int) for two parameters,
and b(int,int,int) for three parameters then it may be difficult for you as well as
other programmers to understand the behavior of the method because its name
differs.

So, we perform method overloading to figure out the program quickly.

Advantage of method overloading

Method overloading increases the readability of the program.

Different ways to overload the method

There are two ways to overload the method in java

1. By changing number of arguments


2. By changing the data type

In java, Method Overloading is not possible by changing the return type of


the method only.

public class TypePromotion {

void sum(int a, int b) {


System.out.println("int arg method invoked");
}
void sum(long a, long b) {
System.out.println("long arg method invoked");
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
TypePromotion obj = new TypePromotion();
obj.sum(20, 20);// now int arg sum() method gets invoked
obj.sum(20L, 20L);// now long arg sum() method gets invoked
}
}

public class TypePromotion {

void sum(int a, long b) {


System.out.println("a method invoked");
}
void sum(long a, int b) {
System.out.println("b method invoked");
}
public static void main(String args[]) {
TypePromotion obj = new TypePromotion();
obj.sum(20, 20);// now ambiguity
obj.sum(20l, 20); // its working
}
}

You might also like