//: c08:CatsAndDogs.java // From Thinking in Java, 2nd Edition // Available at http://www.BruceEckel.com // (c) Bruce Eckel 1999 // Copyright notice in Copyright.txt // Simple collection example import java.util.*; class Cat { private int catNumber; Cat(int i) { catNumber = i; } void print() { System.out.println("Cat #" + catNumber); } } class Dog { private int dogNumber; Dog(int i) { dogNumber = i; } void print() { System.out.println("Dog #" + dogNumber); } } public class CatsAndDogs { public static void main(String[] args) { ArrayList cats = new ArrayList(); for(int i = 0; i < 7; i++) cats.add(new Cat(i)); // Not a problem to add a dog to cats: cats.add(new Dog(7)); for(int i = 0; i < cats.size(); i++) ((Cat)cats.get(i)).print(); // Dog is detected only at run-time } } ///:~