AP® Computer Science A glossary

Method overriding

Also called: overriding

Course: AP® Computer Science A Shows up in: Unit 1: Using Objects and Methods

When a public method in a subclass has the same signature as a public method in its superclass but its own behavior.

Appears in the course and exam description (CED): 1.15.A.5

Classes often override toString, inherited from Object, to describe their objects. Writing your own overriding toString is outside the course.

Related terms

• Object class
• Superclass and subclass
• String concatenation