Implimenting Interfaces

[Java Buai]

Hi all,

I am very new to Java programming, just learning in fact. Now doing
inheritance of classes and interfaces but need to know:

is it possible for an interface to impliment another interface.

I know a class can impliment any number of interfaces.

Thanks,
Java Buai

 

[Bart Cremers]

Any interface can "extend" any number of other interfaces.

Bart

 

[tom fredriksen]

is it possible for an interface to impliment another interface.

An interface is an abstract entity which only declares methods names, so
there can not be any "implements". Only classes can do that. An
interface can only be extended.

/tom

 

[Roedy Green]

An interface is an abstract entity which only declares methods names, so
there can not be any "implements". Only classes can do that. An
interface can only be extended.

see http://mindprod.com/jgloss/implement.html
http://mindprod.com/jgloss/extend.html

the terminology in Java is illogical in two respects. I discuss the
absurdities in those links. No wonder it makes no sense to you.

to add insult to injury they extend interfaces in generics. I think
at some point they may be declared equivalent, or you code either way
an and IDE cleans it up.

Perhaps some day either "extends" or "implements" will be deprecated.
Or you will be allowed to implement abstract classes and extend
interfaces with abstract classes. The compiler always knows what you
mean. It is mother-may-I game akin to venery hazing.

See http://mindprod.com/jgloss/venery.html

 

[Ian Shef]

Hi all,

I am very new to Java programming, just learning in fact. Now doing
inheritance of classes and interfaces but need to know:

is it possible for an interface to impliment another interface.

There is no implementation code in an interface, so it cannot IMPLEMENT
another interface. However, an interface can EXTEND one or more interfaces.

Examples can be found in the javadocs. For example,

in javax.swing.event.MouseInputListener

public interface MouseInputListenerextends MouseListener,
MouseMotionListener

and in java.awt.event MouseListener

public interface MouseListener extends EventListener

and at the head of the chain in java.util EventListener

public interface EventListener