Private Methods in Java 9 Interfaces

Interfaces till Java 7

// Java 7 program to illustrate
// private methods in interfaces
public interface TempI {
    public abstract void method(int n);
}

class Temp implements TempI {
    @Override
    public void method(int n)
    {
        if (n % 2 == 0)
            System.out.println("geeksforgeeks");
        else
            System.out.println("GEEKSFORGEEKS");
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        TempI in1 = new Temp();
        TempI in2 = new Temp();
        in1.method(4);
        in2.method(3);
    }
}

OUTPUT : geeksforgeeks
         GEEKSFORGEEKS

Java 8 Interface Changes

1. Constant variables
2. Abstract methods
3. Default methods
4. Static methods

// Java 8 program to illustrate
// static, default and abstract methods in interfaces
public interface TempI {

    public abstract void div(int a, int b);

public default void
    add(int a, int b)
    {
        System.out.print("Answer by Default method = ");
        System.out.println(a + b);
    }

    public static void mul(int a, int b)
    {
        System.out.print("Answer by Static method = ");
        System.out.println(a * b);
    }
}

class Temp implements TempI {

    @Override
    public void div(int a, int b)
    {
        System.out.print("Answer by Abstract method = ");
        System.out.println(a / b);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        TempI in = new Temp();
        in.div(8, 2);
        in.add(3, 1);
        TempI.mul(4, 1);
    }
}

OUTPUT : Answer by Abstract method = 4
         Answer by Default method = 4
         Answer by Static method = 4

Java 9 Interface Changes

1. Constant variables
2. Abstract methods
3. Default methods
4. Static methods
5. Private methods
6. Private Static methods
These private methods will improve code re-usability inside interfaces and will provide choice to expose only our intended methods implementations to users.These methods are only accessible within that interface only and cannot be accessed or inherited from an interface to another interface or class. Java

// Java 9 program to illustrate
// private methods in interfaces
public interface TempI {

    public abstract void mul(int a, int b);

public default void
    add(int a, int b)
    {
// private method inside default method
        sub(a, b); 

 // static method inside other non-static method
        div(a, b);
        System.out.print("Answer by Default method = ");
        System.out.println(a + b);
    }

    public static void mod(int a, int b)
    {
        div(a, b); // static method inside other static method
        System.out.print("Answer by Static method = ");
        System.out.println(a % b);
    }

    private void sub(int a, int b)
    {
        System.out.print("Answer by Private method = ");
        System.out.println(a - b);
    }

    private static void div(int a, int b)
    {
        System.out.print("Answer by Private static method = ");
        System.out.println(a / b);
    }
}

class Temp implements TempI {

    @Override
    public void mul(int a, int b)
    {
        System.out.print("Answer by Abstract method = ");
        System.out.println(a * b);
    }

    public static void main(String[] args)
    {
        TempI in = new Temp();
        in.mul(2, 3);
        in.add(6, 2);
        TempI.mod(5, 3);
    }
}

OUTPUT : Answer by Abstract method = 6              // mul(2, 3) = 2*3 = 6
         Answer by Private method = 4               // sub(6, 2) = 6-2 = 4 
         Answer by Private static method = 3        // div(6, 2) = 6/2 = 3
         Answer by Default method = 8               // add(6, 2) = 6+2 = 8
         Answer by Private static method = 1        // div(5, 3) = 5/3 = 1 
         Answer by Static method = 2                // mod(5, 3) = 5%3 = 2

  Rules For using Private Methods in Interfaces
• Private interface method cannot be abstract and no private and abstract modifiers together.
• Private method can be used only inside interface and other static and non-static interface methods.
• Private non-static methods cannot be used inside private static methods.
• We should use private modifier to define these methods and no lesser accessibility than private modifier.
  So, from above it can be concluded that java 9 private interface methods can be static or instance. In both cases, the private method is not inherited by sub-interfaces or implementations. They are mainly there to improve code re-usability within interface only – thus improving encapsulation.


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