Method Override

Definitions

1. A subclass providing its own implementation of a method already defined in a parent class, so that calls on the subclass instance execute the new behavior instead of the inherited one.

   In plain English: When a child class replaces a function it inherited from its parent with its own version.

   Example: "We overrode the `serialize()` method in the AuditLog subclass to include the timestamp format the compliance team requires."

Related Terms

• Derived Type
• Mixin
• Operator Overloading
• Virtual Function
• Method Chaining
• Method Dispatch
• Method Resolution Order
• Overload
• Override
• Parent Class
• Subclass
• Subtype
• Super
• Superclass
• Virtual Method