Difference between abstract class and interface
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Answer / shilpa
Abstract classes can have implementations for some of its
members (Methods), but the inteface class can't have
implementation for any of its members.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 1291 Yes | 233 No |
Answer / arjunrao
(1) An abstract class may contain complete or
incomplete methods. Interfaces can contain only the
signature of a method but no body. Thus an abstract class
can implement methods but an interface can not implement
methods.
(2) An abstract class can contain fields,
constructors, or destructors and implement properties. An
interface can not contain fields, constructors, or
destructors and it has only the property's signature but no
implementation.
(3) An abstract class cannot support multiple
inheritance, but an interface can support multiple
inheritance. Thus a class may inherit several interfaces
but only one abstract class.
(4) A class implementing an interface has to
implement all the methods of the interface, but the same is
not required in the case of an abstract Class.
(5) Various access modifiers such as abstract,
protected, internal, public, virtual, etc. are useful in
abstract Classes but not in interfaces.
(6) Abstract classes are faster than interfaces.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 591 Yes | 61 No |
Answer / maneswari
Interfaces provide a form of multiple inheritance. A class
can extend only one other class.
Interfaces are limited to public methods and constants with
no implementation. Abstract classes can have a partial
implementation, protected parts, static methods, etc.
A Class may implement several interfaces. But in case of
abstract class, a class may extend only one abstract class.
Interfaces are slow as it requires extra indirection to to
find corresponding method in in the actual class. Abstract
classes are fast.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 439 Yes | 93 No |
Answer / nikhil
1. Accessibility modifier(Public/Private/internal) is
allowed for abstract class.
Interface doesn't allow accessibility modifier
2. class can inherit only one abstract class
class can implement more than one interface.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 375 Yes | 78 No |
Answer / karthik
Abstract classes can have implementations for some of its
members (Methods), but the inteface class can't have
implementation for any of its members
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 247 Yes | 49 No |
Answer / vinay tiwari
in Abstract Class atleast one method is undefined where as
in interface all method is undefined
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 337 Yes | 170 No |
Answer / ramana
1) Abstract class is must inheritable & its scope is upto
derived class
2) Interface is must implementable & its scope is upto any
level of its inheritence chain.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 162 Yes | 50 No |
Answer / rubeena
(1) An abstract class may contain complete or
incomplete methods. Interfaces can contain only the
signature of a method but no body. Thus an abstract class
can implement methods but an interface can not implement
methods.
(2) An abstract class can contain fields,
constructors, or destructors and implement properties. An
interface can not contain fields, constructors, or
destructors and it has only the property's signature but no
implementation.
(3) An abstract class cannot support multiple
inheritance, but an interface can support multiple
inheritance. Thus a class may inherit several interfaces
but only one abstract class.
(4) A class implementing an interface has to
implement all the methods of the interface, but the same is
not required in the case of an abstract Class.
(5) Various access modifiers such as abstract,
protected, internal, public, virtual, etc. are useful in
abstract Classes but not in interfaces.
(6) Abstract classes are faster than interfaces
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 107 Yes | 23 No |
Answer / priyanka
Interfaces have only declarations of methods but abstract
classes can also have implementations of some methods.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 90 Yes | 19 No |
Answer / chetan s
1. Interface comes in Inheritance chain while Abstract not
2. One class can inherit muliple interface but it can't
inerit mulitple abstract class
3. Abstract class can have concert method but interface
can't.
4.An abstract class can contain fields, constructors, or
destructors and implement properties. An interface can not
contain fields, constructors, or destructors and it has
only the property's signature but no implementation.
5.Abstract classes are faster than interfaces.
| Is This Answer Correct ? | 108 Yes | 41 No |
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