Can we create an instance of an interface in Java? [duplicate]

Question

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• Can we create an object of an interface? 5 answers

Is it possible to create an instance of an interface in Java?

Somewhere I have read that using inner anonymous class we can do it as shown below:

interface Test  
{  
    public void wish();  
}  
class Main  
{  
    public static void main(String[] args)  
    {  
        Test t=new Test()  
        {  
            public void wish()  
            {  
                System.out.println("output: hello how r u");  
            }  
        };  
    t.wish();  
    }  
}    

cmd> javac Main.java  
cmd> java Main  
output: hello how r u  

Is it correct here?

Answer 1

Yes, your example is correct. Anonymous classes can implement interfaces, and that's the only time I can think of that you'll see a class implementing an interface without the "implements" keyword. Check out another code sample right here:

interface ProgrammerInterview  {
    public void read();
}

class Website  {
    ProgrammerInterview p = new ProgrammerInterview () {
        public void read() {
            System.out.println("interface ProgrammerInterview class implementer");
       }
     };
}

This works fine. Was taken from this page:

http://www.programmerinterview.com/index.php/java-questions/anonymous-class-interface/

Answer 2

You can never instantiate an interface in java. You can, however, refer to an object that implements an interface by the type of the interface. For example,

public interface A
{
}
public class B implements A
{
}

public static void main(String[] args)
{
    A test = new B();
    //A test = new A(); // wont compile
}

What you did above was create an Anonymous class that implements the interface. You are creating an Anonymous object, not an object of type interface Test.

Answer 3

Normaly, you can create a reference for an interface. But you cant create an instance for interface.

Answer 4

Short answer...yes. You can use an anonymous class when you initialize a variable. Take a look at this

Answer 5

No in my opinion , you can create a reference variable of an interface but you can not create an instance of an interface just like an abstract class.

Answer 6

Yes it is correct. you can do it with an inner class.

Answer 7

Yes we can, "Anonymous classes enable you to make your code more concise. They enable you to declare and instantiate a class at the same time. They are like local classes except that they do not have a name"->>Java Doc