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Abstraction is nothing but the quality of dealing with ideas rather than
events. It basically deals with hiding the internal details and showing
the essential things to the user.
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abstract class Animal {
public abstract void animalSound();
public void sleep() {
System.out.println("Zzz");
}
}
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class MyMainEmployee{
private int id;
private String name;
public MyMainEmployee(int id, String name){ // Constructor
setId(id); // use abstraction to hide setter and for low coupling
this.name = name;
}
private setId(int id){ // use setter and validator together
if (id>=0){
this.id = id;
}
else {
throw IllegalArgumentException("Id cannot be negative");
}
}
}
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Sometimes we may come across a situation
where we cannot provide implementation to
all the methods in a class. We want to leave the
implementation to a class that extends it.
In that case we declare a class
as abstract by using abstract keyword on method
signature.In my framework I have created my
PageBase class as super
class of the all page classes.
I have collected all common elements
and functions into PageBase class and
all other page classes extent PageBase class.
By doing so, I don't have to locate very
common WebElements and it provides
reusability in my framework.
Also
1)Abstract classes cannot be instantiated
2)An abstarct classes contains abstract method,
concrete methods or both.
3)Any class which extends abstarct class must
override all methods of abstract class
4)An abstarct class can contain either
0 or more abstract method.