Difference Between Overloading and Overriding
Explore the core differences between method overloading and method overriding in C# by examining their behavior within polymorphism. Understand how overloading happens within the same class at compile time to improve readability, while overriding involves base and derived classes at runtime to customize method implementations. This lesson provides practical examples to help clarify these concepts.
We'll cover the following...
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Method Overloading & Method Overriding
Beginner developers often get confused regarding the terms method overloading and method overriding. These are two completely different concepts.
Let’s compare the differences below:
| Method Overloading | Method Overriding |
|---|---|
| It is done inside the same class. | Base and derived class(es) are required here. |