What are the types of polymorphism?

What are the different types of polymorphism in programming?

Polymorphism in programming allows methods to do different things based on the object it is acting upon. The two main types are compile-time (or static) polymorphism and runtime (or dynamic) polymorphism.

Can you explain compile-time polymorphism?

Sure! Compile-time polymorphism is achieved through method overloading and operator overloading. It allows multiple methods with the same name to exist with different parameters.

And what about runtime polymorphism?

Runtime polymorphism is achieved through method overriding, where a subclass provides a specific implementation of a method that is already defined in its superclass. This is typically done using inheritance.

Can you give me an example of method overriding?

Absolutely! For instance, if you have a base class called 'Animal' with a method 'sound()', and a subclass 'Dog' that overrides 'sound()' to return 'Bark', calling 'sound()' on a 'Dog' object will return 'Bark'.