Why is “abstract override” required not “override” alone in subtrait?

Question

I read the section of Programming in Scala where abstract override is introduced, but I\'m still confused by what exactly is signified by the joining of these m

Answer 1

The reason is that the base class method is abstract

abstract class IntQueue {
  def get(): Int
  def put(x: Int)
}

If you were to not put abstract on the trait you end up with the explanation you were seeking:

trait Doubling extends IntQueue {
     override def put(x: Int) { super.put(2 * x) }
}
:9: error: method put in class IntQueue is accessed from
 super. It may not be abstract unless it is overridden by a member 
 declared `abstract' and `override'
            override def put(x: Int) { super.put(2 * x) }

So - you would need to mark the method as abstract.

Here is the "other side" of the equation: if the methods do have implementations then it is not necessary to mark the trait's method as abstract:

 abstract class IntQueue {
    import collection.mutable._
        val q  =  Queue[Int]()
      def get(): Int = { q.dequeue() }
      def put(x: Int) = { q.enqueue(x) }
   }

It is now unnecessary to include abstract

 trait Doubling extends IntQueue {
        /* Look Ma! no abstract here ! */   override def put(x: Int) { super.put(2 * x) }
      }
defined trait Doubling