How can abstract classes have references but not objects?
Note that you cannot construct an object of an abstract class, but you can still have an object reference whose type is an abstract class. Of course, the actual object to which it refers must be an instance of a concrete subclass: Account anAccount; // OK anAccount = new Account(); // Error—Account is abstract anAccount = new SavingsAccount(); // OK anAccount = null; // OK Not understanding why you can have an object reference to an abstract class... When you have an object reference whose type is an abstract class, that reference doesn't mean "I'm referencing an abstract class." Instead, it