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Thread: Method Overloading - Doubt

  1. January 31st, 2011, 03:33 AM #1
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    Default Method Overloading - Doubt

    Hi,
    what is the output of the following code snippet and plese explain the reason for the output.
    class Demo
{
	void eat(Object o)
	{
		System.out.println("Object");
	}
	void eat(String a)
	{
		System.out.println("String");
	}
	public static void main(String ap[])
	{
		new Demo().eat(null);
	}
}
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  3. January 31st, 2011, 05:03 AM #2
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    Default Re: Method Overloading - Doubt

    Please check this out.

    string and object (null considered string?) (Beginning Java forum at JavaRanch)
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    Default Re: Method Overloading - Doubt

    Why can't you compile this and work it out for yourself? You won't learn anything unless you try. It's pretty straight forward..
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