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"the ability for an object of type A to behave like an object of type B" - it's not accurate definition. I would say it's more like the ability to treat an object of type A like it's an object of type B.

Artem Barger
– Artem Barger

2009-06-23 08:27:45 +00:00
Commented Jun 23, 2009 at 8:27
Yes. Maybe that is a better phrasing.

JesperE
– JesperE

2009-06-23 08:37:29 +00:00
Commented Jun 23, 2009 at 8:37
For completeness, many language implement polymorphism through duck typing, e.g. Python.

ilya n.
– ilya n.

2009-06-29 16:40:03 +00:00
Commented Jun 29, 2009 at 16:40
I wonder how is this related to the (popular) explanation that @Ajay Patel gave classes have different functionality while sharing a common interface

BornToCode
– BornToCode

2014-05-05 10:46:43 +00:00
Commented May 5, 2014 at 10:46

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