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/* 
 * Polymorphism  Late binding 
 */

// Animal class - this is the base class 
 class Animal {	 
  public void animalSound()
  {
	  System.out.println("The animal makes a sound");
  } 
   
  // Regular method
  public void sleep() {
    System.out.println("Zzz");
  }
} //end of Animal Base Class
 
 /* *********************************
  * Derived Classes
  *********************************** */

//Subclass (inherit from Animal)
//Notice how we define the Abstract method animalSound declared in the super class 
class Cat extends Animal {
	public void animalSound() {
	// The body of animalSound() is provided here
	System.out.println("The cat says Meow");
	}
} //end of Cat Class

//Subclass (inherit from Animal)
class Dog extends Animal {
	public void animalSound() {
	// The body of animalSound() is provided here
	System.out.println("The dog says Woof");
	}
} //end of Dog class

//Subclass (inherit from Animal)
class Cow extends Animal {
	public void animalSound() {
	// The body of animalSound() is provided here
	System.out.println("The dog says Moo");
	}
} 


/*
 * ******************************
 * Main Program to demo polymorphism
 * Author Dr. Kevin Roark
 * ******************************
 */

public class Demo5Demo {

	/**
	 * @param args
	 */
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		 Animal myAnimal = new Animal();  // Create a Animal object
		 myAnimal.animalSound();
		 myAnimal.sleep();
		 
		 //now create an Animal and make it a Dog
		 Animal myDog = new Dog();
		 myDog.animalSound();
		 myDog.sleep();
		 
		 //now create an Animal and make it a Cat
		 Animal myCat = new Cat();
		 myCat.animalSound();
		 myCat.sleep();
		 
		 Animal myCow = new Cow();
		 myCow.animalSound();
		 myCow.sleep();
		 
		 //demonstration of instanceof
		 if(myCat instanceof Cat)
		 {
			 System.out.println("This is a cat!");
		 }
		 if(myCat instanceof Animal)
		 {
			 System.out.println("This is a Animal!");
		 }

	}

}