Method Overriding
In TypeScript, method overriding is a mechanism where a subclass provides a new implementation for a method that is already defined in its parent class. This allows the subclass to inherit the behavior of the parent class, but change its behavior to fit its own needs.
To override a method in TypeScript, you need to use the override
keyword, and the signature of the method in the subclass must match exactly with the signature of the method in the parent class.
class Animal {
makeSound(): void {
console.log('Making animal sound');
}
}
class Dog extends Animal {
makeSound(): void {
console.log('Bark');
}
}
let animal: Animal;
animal = new Dog();
animal.makeSound(); // Output: Bark
In this example, the Dog
class overrides the makeSound method defined in the Animal class and provides its own implementation. When the makeSound
method is called on an instance of the Dog
class, it will use the implementation in the Dog
class rather than the implementation in the Animal
class.
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