Polymorphism in Overloaded and Overridden Methods

Question

Let\'s take this simple Java code:

public class Animal {
  public void eat() {
    System.out.println(\"Generic Animal Eating Generically\");
   }
}

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Answer 1

This is happens because of method overriding. In method overriding, the reference type does not matter, it is the object type that matters. Animal ah is simply a reference to the object and the actual object is of type Horse. So, Horse's method will be called instead of reference type Animal's method.