//: c07:Music.java // From Thinking in Java, 2nd Edition // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com // (c) Bruce Eckel 1999 // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt // Inheritance & upcasting package c07; class Note { private int value; private Note(int val) { value = val; } public static final Note middleC = new Note(0), cSharp = new Note(1), cFlat = new Note(2); } // Etc. class Instrument { public void play(Note n) { System.out.println("Instrument.play()"); } } // Wind objects are instruments // because they have the same interface: class Wind extends Instrument { // Redefine interface method: public void play(Note n) { System.out.println("Wind.play()"); } } public class Music { public static void tune(Instrument i) { // ... i.play(Note.middleC); } public static void main(String[] args) { Wind flute = new Wind(); tune(flute); // Upcasting } } ///:~