HELP! I need a quick Java term. It's at the tip of my tongue!

[SaltBoy]

What's the concept where you can construct an object with different arguments?!

For example, you can create a boolean with two different types of arguments:

Boolean(boolean)
Boolean(string s)

Help!

 

[edro]

Polymorphism

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: edro13
Polymorphism

Is that it? I thought I remembered it as something else.

 

[blackdogdeek]

you're not talking about overloading are you?

 

[lukatmyshu]

It's called Method-Overloading as it applies to any method, not just a constructor. So you can have two methods ---
foo(String s)
foo(Boolean s)
and at compile the correct method is linked (dependending on the arguments static-type).

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: blackdogdeek
you're not talking about overloading are you?

No. edro13 is on the right track, I believe.

 

[edro]

Overloading operators?

Edit: Yeah, I think it's Method Overloading... or constructors...

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: lukatmyshu
It's called Method-Overloading as it applies to any method, not just a constructor. So you can have two methods ---
foo(String s)
foo(Boolean s)
and at compile the correct method is linked (dependending on the arguments static-type).

Huh. I swear it was something else. Oh well.

 

[Zombie]

overloaded ?

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: Zombie
overloaded ?

Yes, I'm overloaded with the SAME FRICKIN' ANSWER!

 

[Zombie]

can't be polymorphism because he never said anything about inheritance from objects.

 

[marquee]

Originally posted by: SaltBoy

Originally posted by: Zombie
overloaded ?

Yes, I'm overloaded with the SAME FRICKIN' ANSWER!

overloading.

 

[Jzero]

I didn't have time to read the rest of the thread, but I'm pretty sure it's overloading.
Sorry if it's already been answered.

 

[wyvrn]

Concur... it's overloading

 

[SaltBoy]

Originally posted by: wyvrn
Concur... it's overloading

I guess that's what it is. Hmm...