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Polymorphism
Polymorphism is a fundamental concept in programming and is often associated with object-oriented programming (OOP). It allows objects of different classes to be used as objects of a common superclass or interface, providing a consistent interface to interact with these objects regardless of their specific types.
In this chapter, we’re going to cover the following main topics:
- Polymorphism
- Abstract classes
- Sealed classes
Polymorphism
Polymorphism allows a programmer to specialize functionality based on a context; the programming language will use the proper version. There are two main types of polymorphism:
- Compile-time (static) polymorphism: Also known as method overloading or compile-time method dispatch, this type of polymorphism ...
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