In the code example shown next, both overloading and overriding are demonstrated. The overridden method is the toString method. The overriding in action is easy to spot with the use of @Override ...

A Java class inherits these methods and can override any method that’s not declared final. For example, the non- final toString() method can be overridden, whereas the final wait() methods cannot.

Method overriding is synonymous with any object oriented language of the "Simula style" with implementation of inheritance. If you have a classes A and B such that A extends B this means that any ...