Method Overloading and Method Overriding are techniques in OOP that allow methods to share the same name but behave differently based on context.
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Method Overloading occurs when multiple methods in the same class have the same name but different parameters (number, type, or order). It happens at compile time and improves readability and flexibility.
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Method Overriding occurs when a subclass provides a specific implementation of a method that is already defined in its superclass. It happens at runtime and is a key feature of Polymorphism.
Overloading deals with different method signatures, while overriding deals with different implementations for the same signature across a hierarchy.
Suggested additional links inside the block:
- Inheritance (since overriding depends on subclassing)
- Polymorphism (override methods are called dynamically)
- Classes vs Objects (because methods are part of class behavior)