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How would you explain the key default-method precedence rule in a Java interview?
Track: Java
Topic: OOP
Focus: Default Methods and Multiple Inheritance Rules
Java: Default Methods and Multiple Inheritance Rules
Answer
A class method takes precedence over an interface default method.
Java resolves many default-method conflicts with a simple rule: class behavior wins over interface defaults. That keeps class hierarchies from being unexpectedly overridden by interface method bodies.
Java resolves many default-method conflicts with a simple rule: class behavior wins over interface defaults. That keeps class hierarchies from being unexpectedly overridden by interface method bodies.
Topics: Default Methods and Multiple Inheritance Rules Java OOP