Defining an Interface

Q

How to define an Interface?

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A

Java Interface defines methods but does not implement them. Interface can include constants. A class that implements an interface is required to implement all the methods defined in the interface. Here is an example of interface definition:

public interface MyInterface {
   public string URL =
"http://interview.fyicenter.com";
   ...
   public void method();
   public void anotherMethod();
   ...
}

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