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What's the difference between an interface and abstract class?
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In an interface class, all methods are abstract - there is no implementation.  In an abstract class some methods can be concrete.  In an interface class, no accessibility modifiers are allowed.  An abstract class may have accessibility modifiers.
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 Yes, but abstract classes are more limited because a class can only extend one class but can implement multiple interfaces.

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An abstract class may contain code in method bodies, which is not allowed in an interface. Java does not allow inheritance from multiple classes. On the other hand, you can implement multiple interfaces in your class. Also, an abstract class can contain private and protected members, and non-static member variables.
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An abstract class may contain code in method bodies, which is not allowed in an interface. Java does not allow inheritance from multiple classes. On the other hand, you can implement multiple interfaces in your class. Also, an abstract class can contain private and protected members, and non-static member variables.
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Abstract class: abstract classes are the class where one or more methods are abstract but not necessarily all method has to be abstract. Abstract methods are the methods, which are declare in its class but not define. The definition of those methods must be in its extending class.
Interface: Interfaces are one type of class where all the methods are abstract. That means all the methods only declared but not defined. All the methods must be define by its implemented class.
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An abstract class may contain code in method bodies, which is not allowed in an interface. With abstract classes, you have to inherit your class from it and Java does not allow multiple inheritance. On the other hand, you can implement multiple interfaces in your class.
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