Java Polymorphism Programming - Animal Class with Bird and Cat Subclasses for Specific Sounds

Java Polymorphism: Exercise-1 with Solution

Write a Java program to create a base class Animal (Animal Family) with a method called Sound(). Create two subclasses Bird and Cat. Override the Sound() method in each subclass to make a specific sound for each animal.

In the given exercise, here is a simple diagram illustrating polymorphism implementation:

In the above diagram, we have a base class Animal with the makeSound() method. It serves as the superclass for two subclasses, Bird and Cat. Both subclasses override the makeSound() method to provide their own sound implementations.

Sample Solution:

Java Code:

// Animal.java
// Base class Animal

public class Animal {
    public void makeSound() {
        System.out.println("The animal makes a sound");
    }
}

// Bird.java
// Subclass Bird

public class Bird extends Animal {
    @Override
    public void makeSound() {
        System.out.println("The bird chirps");
    }
}

// Cat.java
// Subclass Cat

public class Cat extends Animal {
    @Override
    public void makeSound() {
        System.out.println("The cat meows");
    }
}

// Main.java
// Main class

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Animal animal = new Animal();
        Bird bird = new Bird();
        Cat cat = new Cat();

        animal.makeSound(); // Output: The animal makes a sound
        bird.makeSound();   // Output: The bird chirps
        cat.makeSound();    // Output: The cat meows
    }
}

Sample Output:

The animal makes a sound
The bird chirps
The cat meows

Flowchart:

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