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Q1. Differences between abstract class and interface ?

Core Java

Ans. Abstract classes can have both abstract methods ( method declarations ) as well as concrete methods ( inherited to the derived classes ) whereas Interfaces can only have abstract methods ( method declarations ).

A class can extend single abstract class whereas it can implement multiple interfaces.

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Q2. If an Abstract class has only abstract methods, What's the difference between such a class and an interface ?

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Ans. Such a class still can have member elements which can be inherited and hence facilitate code reuse. Moreover Abstract class can have non final static elements whereas interfaces are only allowed to have static final elements.

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Q3. Interface can only have ...

a. Member elements and Methods.
b. Static Variables and Static Methods.
c. Static Final Variables and Instance Method Declarations.
d. Member Elements , Instance Methods, Static variables and Static Methods.

Ans. Static Final Variables and Instance Method Declarations.

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Q4. How Marker interfaces works internally ?

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Q5. What will happen if there are no interfaces in Java ?

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Ans. Abstract classes can take care of that to a certain extent. Though they are little heavier than Interfaces but An abstract class with all abstract methods and no instance variables will be able to help with everything that currently an interface does.

The only problem is that a class can only extend one class whereas it can implements multiple interfaces and that is the reason Interfaces were introduced in Java, i.e to get over the problem of multiple inheritance.

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Q6. What is Closeable ?

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Ans. A Closeable is an interface which is a source or destination of data that can be closed.

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Q7. What should a class do if its implementing an interface ?

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Ans. It should either implement all interface methods or declare unimplemented methods as abstract.

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Q8. Does default methods introduce multiple inheritance and the Diamond problem in Java 8 ?

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Ans. Default methods results in multiple inheritance of behavior and not of state. In case we try to implement multiple interfaces with default method having same name and signature, and don't override it in implementation class, it will throw an error.

For example -

interface MyInterface {
public void default myMethod(){
}
}

interface MyInterface2 {
public void default myMethod(){
}
}

class MyClass implements MyInterface,MyInterface2 {
}

This code will compilation error "Duplicate Default Method"

if we specify the definition of myMethod() in myClass, compiler won't complain and there is no conflict and MyClass can use overridden definition. But if we don't override myMethod() in MyClass, Java would be in conflict as to what definition should be carried to MyClass and hence throws compilation error.

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Q9. Do we need to implement all interface methods if a class is implementing it ?

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Ans. Yes, a Class is supposed to define all abstract methods declared in the interface. With Java 8 , Interfaces can have default methods which need not be implemented by the implementing class.

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Q10. What will be the output of following code ?

Base Interface

public interface BaseInterface {
   int i = 4;
}

Derived Interfaces

public interface DerivedInterface1 extends BaseInterface{
   int i = 5;
}

public interface DerivedInterface2 extends BaseInterface{
   int i=6;
}

Implementing Class

public class Class implements DerivedInterface1,DerivedInterface2 {
   public static void main(String[] args){
      System.out.println(BaseInterface.i);
   }
}

What will be the output upon executing main and Why ?

Core Java

Ans. It will print 4 because member elements of an interface are implicitly static and hence the concept of overriding doesn't work.

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Q11. What are the types of Executor Interfaces ?

Core Java

Ans. Executor - Simple Interface that supports launching new tasks.

ExecutorService - Subinterface of Executor, which adds features that help manage the lifecycle, both of the individual tasks and of the Executor itself.

ScheduledExecutorService - Subinterface of ExecutorService, supports future and-or periodic execution of tasks.

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Q12. Does Java generate .class file for interfaces ?

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Ans. Yes

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