Overriding and Implementing Methods

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You can use the Override Methods command to quickly view all interface and superclass methods for a Java class and select which methods to override. The Override Methods command generates the selected methods with proper declarations. You then add business logic code to the methods in the Source Editor.

To generate code for overriding methods:

  1. Right-click a Java file in the Filesystems window and choose Tools and choose Override Methods from the contextual menu.

    The Override and Implement Methods dialog box is displayed with all of the available methods listed in the Available Superclass and Interface Methods panel. The IDE filters out final, static, private, and package-private methods.

    Use the checkboxes at the top of the dialog box to fine-tune the methods displayed in the list:

  2. In the Available Superclass and Interface Methods panel, select the methods you want to override.
  3. If you want the methods that are generated in your class to contain calls to the superclass method, select the Generate Super Calls checkbox.
  4. To copy the Javadoc comments for the selected methods into your source file, select the Copy Javadoc checkbox.
  5. Click OK.

    The methods are created in your class's source file with proper declarations and empty bodies or superclass calls.

Overridden methods are marked with a override glyph  glyph in the method's left margin in the Source Editor. Methods that are implemented from an interface or an abstract class are marked with implement glyph  glyph. Hold the pointer over the glyph to view a tooltip with the fully-qualified name of the class that contains the overriden or implemented method. .

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Synchronizing Source Code
Using the Import Management Tool

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