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Polymorphism and casting

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Intermediate
+10 XP
15 Mins
(242)
Overview
Summary
Polymorphism is a feature of inheritance and one of the pillars of object-oriented programming. By the end of this tutorial, you’ll be able to:
  • Explain the basics of polymorphism, including its practical use in development.
  • Upcast and downcast to access different class functionality via polymorphism.
  • Use type checking to avoid errors.
  • Serialize variables correctly when you use polymorphism.
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Last updated: October 31, 2022
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