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An abstract method belongs to an abstract class, and it does not have a body. The body is provided by the subclass:

// Code from filename: Main.java

// abstract class
abstract class Main {

  public String fname = "John";

  public int age = 24;

  public abstract void study(); // abstract method

}

 

// Subclass (inherit from Main)

class Student extends Main {

  public int graduationYear = 2018;

  public void study() { // the body of the abstract method is provided here

    System.out.println("Studying all day long");

  }

}

// End code from filename: Main.java

 

// Code from filename: Second.java

class Second {

  public static void main(String[] args) {

    // create an object of the Student class (which inherits attributes and methods from Main)

    Student myObj = new Student();

 

    System.out.println("Name: " + myObj.fname);

    System.out.println("Age: " + myObj.age);

    System.out.println("Graduation Year: " + myObj.graduationYear);

    myObj.study(); // call abstract method

  }

}

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Definition and Usage

The abstract keyword is a non-access modifier, used for classes and methods.

Class: An abstract class is a restricted class that cannot be used to create objects (to access it, it must be inherited from another class).

Method: An abstract method can only be used in an abstract class, and it does not have a body. The body is provided by the subclass (inherited from).


Related Pages

Read more about modifiers in our Java Modifiers Tutorial.

 


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