Editing Java syntax (section)

====Default methods====

Java SE 8 introduced default methods to interfaces which allows developers to add new methods to existing interfaces without breaking compatibility with the classes already implementing the interface. Unlike regular interface methods, default methods have a body which will get called in the case if the implementing class does not override it.

<syntaxhighlight lang="java">
interface StringManipulator {
    String extendString(String input);
    
    // A method which is optional to implement
    default String shortenString(String input) {
        return input.substring(1);
    }
}

// This is a valid class despite not implementing all the methods
class PartialStringManipulator implements StringManipulator {
    @Override
    public String extendString(String input) {
        return input + " Extended";
    }
}
</syntaxhighlight>