What is polymorphism in programming?

What is polymorphism in programming?

Polymorphism is a programming concept that allows objects to be treated as instances of their parent class. It enables methods to do different things based on the object it is acting upon.

Can you give me an example of polymorphism?

Sure! In a class hierarchy with a base class 'Animal' and derived classes 'Dog' and 'Cat', both can implement a method 'makeSound()'. When you call 'makeSound()' on an 'Animal' reference, it will execute the appropriate method for 'Dog' or 'Cat'.

How does polymorphism benefit code reusability?

Polymorphism enhances code reusability by allowing the same interface to be used for different underlying forms (data types). This means you can write more generic and flexible code.

Are there different types of polymorphism?

Yes, there are two main types: compile-time polymorphism (method overloading and operator overloading) and runtime polymorphism (method overriding).