ITPEC FE Morning October 2023 Question 47

Polymorphism in OOP — one message, different behavior per class.

Polymorphism means the same method call produces different behavior depending on the object's class.

• •Example: calling speak() on a Dog object returns "Bark", on a Cat — "Meow"
• •Enables flexible, extensible code via method overriding

Why not others:
- (a) Inheritance — reusing existing classes as a base for new ones
- (b) Information hiding / Encapsulation — exposing only the interface, hiding internals
- (c) Encapsulation — bundling data and processes into a single object

Key rule: Polymorphism = same interface, different implementations across classes.

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