Calling method that exists in child classes but not in parent class

Question

public class Parent {
    ....
}

public class Child1 extends Parent {
    ....
    public void foo() {
        ....
    }
}

public class Child2 extends Parent {
           


        

Answer 1

If you want to typecast only then there is no need of adding interface. You can typecast it to your desired class and call the method. Example

public class HelloWorld {
    public static void main(String args[]) throws FileNotFoundException {
        SuperClass sc =new Child1();
        if(sc instanceof Child1)//Do same for Child2
        ((Child1)sc).foo();
    }
}

class SuperClass {

}

class Child1 extends SuperClass{
    public void foo(){
        System.out.println("From child1");
    }
}

class Child2 extends SuperClass{
    public void foo(){
        System.out.println("From child2");
    }
}

Output : From child1