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Subject | define | have part | have | override by | is a kind of | have purpose | has definition | contain | create by |
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instance method | its return type | method signature | a comment at its head if the method is non-obvious | method | Any method that is invoked with respect to an instance of a class | return statement unless it has a void return type | |||
abstract method | in a class that is not abstract | body | overriding methods in all non-abstract subclasses with instances that call that method | a method in a subclass | instance method | to serve as a placeholder, indicating that subclasses must have concrete implementations | A method with no implementation | any executable statements in its body | marking it abstract |
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