Earlier before java 8, interfaces may have the following types of variables/methods.
So we shall not have method implementation in interfaces or more accurately a default implementation earlier to Java 8. Let’s see the example
public class Tester { public static void main(String []args) { LogOracle log = new LogOracle(); log.logInfo(""); log.logWarn(""); log.logError(""); log.logFatal(""); LogMySql log1 = new LogMySql(); log1.logInfo(""); log1.logWarn(""); log1.logError(""); log1.logFatal(""); } } final class LogOracle implements Logging { @Override public void logInfo(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "INFO"); closeConnection(); } @Override public void logWarn(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "WARN"); closeConnection(); } @Override public void logError(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "ERROR"); closeConnection(); } @Override public void logFatal(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "FATAL"); closeConnection(); } @Override public void getConnection() { System.out.println("Open Database connection"); } @Override public void closeConnection() { System.out.println("Close Database connection"); } } final class LogMySql implements Logging { @Override public void logInfo(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "INFO"); closeConnection(); } @Override public void logWarn(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "WARN"); closeConnection(); } @Override public void logError(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "ERROR"); closeConnection(); } @Override public void logFatal(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "FATAL"); closeConnection(); } @Override public void getConnection() { System.out.println("Open Database connection"); } @Override public void closeConnection() { System.out.println("Close Database connection"); } } interface Logging { String ORACLE = "Oracle_Database"; String MYSQL = "MySql_Database"; void logInfo(String message); void logWarn(String message); void logError(String message); void logFatal(String message); void getConnection(); void closeConnection(); }
You will get the result like this:
Open Database connection Log Message : INFO Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : WARN Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : ERROR Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : FATAL Close Database connection
In the above example, every log method has its execution. With Java 8, interfaces can have the following types of variables/methods
Let’s have default execution and static methods in the interface itself by making use of Java 8.
public class Tester { public static void main(String []args) { LogOracle log = new LogOracle(); log.logInfo(""); log.logWarn(""); log.logError(""); log.logFatal(""); LogMySql log1 = new LogMySql(); log1.logInfo(""); log1.logWarn(""); log1.logError(""); log1.logFatal(""); } } final class LogOracle implements Logging { } final class LogMySql implements Logging { } interface Logging { String ORACLE = "Oracle_Database"; String MYSQL = "MySql_Database" default void logInfo(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "INFO"); closeConnection(); } default void logWarn(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "WARN"); closeConnection(); } default void logError(String message) { getConnection() System.out.println("Log Message : " + "ERROR"); closeConnection(); } default void logFatal(String message) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + "FATAL"); closeConnection(); } static void getConnection() { System.out.println("Open Database connection"); } static void closeConnection() { System.out.println("Close Database connection"); } }
Output
You will see the result like this:
Open Database connection Log Message : INFO Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : WARN Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : ERROR Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : FATAL Close Database connection
We’re having the repetition again in the above-given example. With Java 9 interfaces can have the following type of variables and methods.
Let’s take the Private method and use them in java 9
public class Tester { public static void main(String []args) { LogOracle log = new LogOracle(); log.logInfo(""); log.logWarn(""); log.logError(""); log.logFatal(""); LogMySql log1 = new LogMySql(); log1.logInfo(""); log1.logWarn(""); log1.logError(""); log1.logFatal(""); } } final class LogOracle implements Logging { } final class LogMySql implements Logging { } interface Logging { String ORACLE = "Oracle_Database"; String MYSQL = "MySql_Database"; private void log(String message, String prefix) { getConnection(); System.out.println("Log Message : " + prefix); closeConnection(); } default void logInfo(String message) { log(message, "INFO"); } default void logWarn(String message) { log(message, "WARN"); } default void logError(String message) { log(message, "ERROR"); } default void logFatal(String message) { log(message, "FATAL"); } private static void getConnection() { System.out.println("Open Database connection"); } private static void closeConnection() { System.out.println("Close Database connection"); } }
Output
You will get the below-given result:
Open Database connection Log Message : INFO Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : WARN Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : ERROR Close Database connection Open Database connection Log Message : FATAL Close Database connection