abstract class and method

[marcpirat]

hi

i have an abstract class with an abstract method

import java.net.*;
import java.io.*;
abstract public class Protocol {

protected Passerelle passerelle;

public Passerelle getPasserelle(){
return passerelle;
}

public void setPasserelle(Passerelle pass){
passerelle=pass;
}

public Protocol(){
passerelle = new Passerelle();
}
abstract public String processInput(String theInput, Socket
socket);
}

i tried to had

abstract public String processInput(String theInput, Socket socket,
Object obj);
abstract public String processInput(String theInput, Object obj);

we can't have some abstract method with the same name... java don't
like that...

are there a way to do that?

thanks

 

[Rebecca]

There is nothing qrong with having overloaded abstract methods with
same name, different parameters. Following works fine for me:

bstract public class Protocol {


protected Passerelle passerelle;


public Passerelle getPasserelle(){
return passerelle;
}


public void setPasserelle(Passerelle pass){
passerelle=pass;
}


public Protocol(){
passerelle = new Passerelle();
}
abstract public String processInput(String theInput, Socket socket,

Object obj);
abstract public String processInput(String theInput, Object obj);

}

What is the error you are getting?