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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Organizing Data Interfaces

Miguel Gonzalez Rocha
Miguel Gonzalez Rocha
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Posted by Miguel Gonzalez Rocha
Miguel Gonzalez Rocha
2,849 Points

What are exactly interfaces?

i just read the interface documentation and please someone correct me if wrong but interface are like methods for classes... ????

1 Answer

Michael Hess
Michael Hess
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Michael Hess
Michael Hess
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Hi Miguel,

An interface is a type of class that is called an abstract class. An interface defines the contract but forces the subclass object to define the one and only one implementation. Basically, an interface contains behaviors that a class implements.

Please see: http://www.tutorialspoint.com/java/java_interfaces.htm

Hope this helps :)

Adrian Chelu
Adrian Chelu
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Adrian Chelu
Adrian Chelu
3,789 Points

thanks! that helped! I have got the same problem of missunderstanding the concept behind the interfaces.