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What does dynamic dispatch mean in Java?
Track: Java
Topic: OOP
Focus: Method Overriding
Java: Method Overriding
Answer
The runtime object type decides which overridden instance method runs.
When a subclass overrides a method, Java chooses the implementation at runtime based on the real object. That is why `Product item = new DigitalProduct()` still runs the `DigitalProduct` override.
When a subclass overrides a method, Java chooses the implementation at runtime based on the real object. That is why `Product item = new DigitalProduct()` still runs the `DigitalProduct` override.
Topics: Java Method Overriding OOP