Override the Object.toString() Method with a default interface method in Java

Asked Oct 29 '16 at 21:24

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I have an interface with default String toString() {/*code*/} as one of the members. when compiling I get the error:

Test.java:63: error: default method toString in interface TestObj overrides a member of java.lang.Object
                default String toString()

Trying to use @Override yields the same error. Is there anyway I can override toString() in this situation?

asked Oct 29 '16 at 21:24

James Oswald

Essentially, no, you can't. This is explicitly forbidden. See the linked question. – Tunaki Oct 29 '16 at 21:29
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Short answer: no. Long answer: noooooo. – Louis Wasserman Oct 29 '16 at 22:46

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