Can an interface extend multiple interfaces in Java?

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Yes, you can do it. An interface can extend multiple interfaces, as shown here:

interface Maininterface extends inter1, inter2, inter3 {  
  // methods
}

A single class can also implement multiple interfaces. What if two interfaces have a method defining the same name and signature?

There is a tricky point:

interface A {
    void test();
}

interface B {
    void test();
}

class C implements A, B {

    @Override
    public void test() {

    }     

}

Then single implementation works for both :).

Read my complete post here:

http://codeinventions.blogspot.com/2014/07/can-interface-extend-multiple.html

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