Call Overridden Methods - Java Example Program

class CallOverriddenMethods
{
    public static void main(String arg[])
    {
        A a = new A();
        a.print();
        
        B b = new B();
        b.print();
        
        C c = new C();
        c.print();
        
        System.out.println("-----------------");
        A a1 = b; // LINE A
        System.out.println("After assigning B's object to A's reference and calling the print method on A's reference");
        a1.print();
        
        System.out.println("-----------------");
        B b1 = c; // LINE B
        System.out.println("After assigning C's object to B's reference and calling the print method on B's reference");
        b1.print();
        
        System.out.println("-----------------");
        A a2 = c; // LINE C
        System.out.println("After assigning C's object to A's reference and calling the print method on C's reference");
        a2.print();
        System.out.println("-----------------");    
    }
}

class A
{
    void print()
    {
        System.out.println("Print method in class A called");
    }
}

class B extends A
{
    void print()
    {
        System.out.println("Print method in class B called");
    }
}

class C extends B
{
    void print()
    {
        System.out.println("Print method in class C called");
    }
}