Java "abstract like" method with body

Question

there are the following classes:

public abstract class Super
{
    public abstract void run();
}

public class Sub1 extends Super
{
    @Override
    public void run ()
    {
        System.out.println("Method called");
        System.out.println("Sub1 called");
    }
}

public class Sub2 extends Super
{
    @Override
    public void run ()
    {
        System.out.println("Method called");
        System.out.println("Sub2 called");
    }
}

how can I avoid that I have to write the "System.out.println("Method called");" two times?

Thank you for answers

CalibeR.50

Answer 1

Bring the common functionality to the superclass, and define another abstract method, for which the subclasses will define their own implementation.

public abstract class Super {
    public void run() {
        System.out.println("Method called");
        printMessage();
    }
    abstract void printMessage ();
}

public class Sub1 extends Super {
    @Override
    void printMessage() {
        System.out.println("Sub1 called");
    }
}

public class Sub2 extends Super {
    @Override
    void printMessage () {
        System.out.println("Sub2 called");
    }
}

This way you can avoid the duplication of calling the common method of the superclass twice.

Answer 2

You can put run() implementation into the abstract class:

// Super is still an abstract class
public abstract class Super
{
    // While method run is not an abstract method:
    public void run() 
    {
        System.out.println("Method called");
    }
}

public class Sub1 extends Super
{
  // There's no need of declaring run() here unless you want to change its behaviour
}

public class Sub2 extends Super
{
}

In the edited version of your question, you can just use an inherited run realization

// Super is still abstract
public abstract class Super
{
    // But method run is not abstract
    public void run() 
    {
        System.out.println("Method called");
    }
}

public class Sub1 extends Super
{
  @Override
  public void run()
  {
      super.run(); // <- call Super.run() that prints "Method called"
      System.out.println("Sub1 called");
  }
}

public class Sub2 extends Super
{
  @Override
  public void run()
  {
      super.run();
      System.out.println("Sub2 called");
  }
}