What is the difference between overriding and overloading in programming?

What is the difference between overriding and overloading in programming?

Overriding occurs when a subclass provides a specific implementation of a method that is already defined in its superclass. Overloading, on the other hand, is when two or more methods in the same class have the same name but different parameters.

Can you give me an example of method overriding?

Sure! If you have a class Animal with a method makeSound(), and a subclass Dog that overrides makeSound() to return 'Bark', that's method overriding.

What about method overloading? Can you explain that?

Absolutely! In a class Calculator, you might have a method add(int a, int b) and another method add(double a, double b). Both methods are named add but take different parameter types, which is method overloading.

Are there any rules for overriding and overloading?

Yes! For overriding, the method must have the same name and parameters as in the superclass. For overloading, the methods must have the same name but different parameter lists.