//: c07:Shapes.java // From Thinking in Java, 2nd Edition // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com // (c) Bruce Eckel 1999 // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt // Polymorphism in Java class Shape { void draw() {} void erase() {} } class Circle extends Shape { void draw() { System.out.println("Circle.draw()"); } void erase() { System.out.println("Circle.erase()"); } } class Square extends Shape { void draw() { System.out.println("Square.draw()"); } void erase() { System.out.println("Square.erase()"); } } class Triangle extends Shape { void draw() { System.out.println("Triangle.draw()"); } void erase() { System.out.println("Triangle.erase()"); } } public class Shapes { public static Shape randShape() { switch((int)(Math.random() * 3)) { default: // To quiet the compiler case 0: return new Circle(); case 1: return new Square(); case 2: return new Triangle(); } } public static void main(String[] args) { Shape[] s = new Shape[9]; // Fill up the array with shapes: for(int i = 0; i < s.length; i++) s[i] = randShape(); // Make polymorphic method calls: for(int i = 0; i < s.length; i++) s[i].draw(); } } ///:~