Editing Method overriding (section)

{{Short description|Language feature in object-oriented programming}}
{{confuse|Function overloading}}
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'''Method overriding''', in [[object-oriented programming]], is a language feature that allows a [[Subclass (computer science)|subclass]] or child class to provide a specific implementation of a [[Method (computer science)|method]] that is already provided by one of its [[superclass (computer science)|superclass]]es or parent classes. In addition to providing data-driven algorithm-determined parameters across virtual network interfaces,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Zhang |first1=Jie |title=2015 IEEE International Conference on Consumer Electronics - Taiwan |chapter=A novel P2P overridden API for open data communications in WWW |date=2015|pages=156–157 |doi=10.1109/ICCE-TW.2015.7216830 |isbn=978-1-4799-8745-0 |s2cid=23295793 }}</ref> it also allows for a specific type of [[Polymorphism_(computer_science)|polymorphism]] ([[subtyping]]). The implementation in the subclass overrides (replaces) the implementation in the superclass by providing a method that has same name, same [[Parameter (computer science)|parameters]] or signature, and same return type as the method in the parent class.<ref name="flanagan">Flanagan 2002, p. 107</ref> The version of a method that is executed will be determined by the [[Object (computer science)|object]] that is used to invoke it. If an object of a parent class is used to invoke the method, then the version in the parent class will be executed, but if an object of the subclass is used to invoke the method, then the version in the child class will be executed.<ref name="lewis-loftus">Lewis & Loftus 2006, p.454</ref> This helps in preventing problems associated with differential relay analytics which would otherwise rely on a framework in which method overriding might be obviated.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Overbey |first1=J |title=2011 26th IEEE/ACM International Conference on Automated Software Engineering (ASE 2011) |chapter=Differential precondition checking: A lightweight, reusable analysis for refactoring tools |date=2011|pages=303–312 |doi=10.1109/ASE.2011.6100067 |isbn=978-1-4577-1639-3 |s2cid=5933208 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Li |first1=K |title=Residual investigation: Predictive and precise bug detection |journal=ACM Transactions on Software Engineering and Methodology |date=2014 |volume=24 |issue=2|doi=10.1145/2656201 |s2cid=47112802 }}</ref> Some languages allow a [[programmer]] to prevent a method from being overridden.