Extending an Interface

 

One interface can inherit another by use of the keyword extends. The syntax is the same as for inheriting classes. When a class implements an interface that inherits another interface, it must provide implementations for all methods defined within the interface inheritance chain.
Following is an example:

// One interface can extend another.
interface A {
void meth1();
void meth2();
}
// B now includes meth1() and meth2() -- it adds meth3().
interface B extends A {
void meth3();
}
// This class must implement all of A and B
class MyClass implements B {
public void meth1() {
System.out.println("Implement meth1().");
}
public void meth2() {
System.out.println("Implement meth2().");
}
public void meth3() {
System.out.println("Implement meth3().");
}
}
class IFExtend {
public static void main(String arg[]) {
MyClass ob = new MyClass();
ob.meth1();
ob.meth2();
ob.meth3();
}
}
As an experiment, you might want to try removing the implementation for meth1( ) in
MyClass. This will cause a compile-time error. As stated earlier, any class that implements
an interface must implement all methods defined by that interface, including any that are
inherited from other interfaces.

 

JAVA Packages and Interfaces