Consider the following code snippet:
Public class Employee
{
) . .
Public void setEmployeeDept(String deptNum)
{
) . .
}
}
Public class Programmer extends Employee
{
) . .
Public void setEmployeeDept(int deptNum)
{
) . .
}
}
Which of the following statements is correct?
A) The Programmer class overrides the setEmployeeDept method.
B) The Employee class overrides the setEmployeeDept method.
C) The Programmer class overloads the setEmployeeDept method.
D) The Employee class overloads the setEmployeeDept method.

Question

Quizplus · Accepted Answer

The Programmer class defines a new implementation of the setEmployeeDept method with a different parameter type than the implementation in the superclass (Employee). This is an example of method overloading because both methods have the same name but different parameter lists. Method overriding, on the other hand, occurs when a subclass provides a new implementation of a method with the same name, return type, and parameter list as a method in its superclass. This is not the case in this example as the parameter types differ. Therefore, the correct answer is C.

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