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# 24) Interfaces

### Need of Interfaces:

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### Example:

Suppose we have two classes Programmer and Manager both of them extend some common feature from Employee class.Now let say we have the below requirement/behavior to implement

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### That's the reason why interface are needed

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#### Code:

```java
package com.gs.ilp.corejava.interfaces;

public interface Interviewer {
	public void conductInterview();
}
```

```java
package com.gs.ilp.corejava.interfaces;

public interface Trainable {
	public void attendTraining();
}
```

```java
package com.gs.ilp.corejava.interfaces;

public class Employeeee {
	String name;
	String address;
	String phoneNumber;
	String experience;
}
```

```java
package com.gs.ilp.corejava.interfaces;

public class Manager extends Employeeee implements Interviewer, Trainable {
	int teamSize;
	void reportProjectStatus() {
	}
	public void attendTraining() {
		System.out.println("Mgr - attendTraining");
	}
	public void conductInterview() {
		System.out.println("Mgr - conductInterview");
	}
}
```

```java
package com.gs.ilp.corejava.interfaces;

public class Programmer extends Employeeee implements Trainable {
	String[] programmingLanguages;
	void writeCode() {
	}
	public void attendTraining() {
		System.out.println("Prog - attendTraining");
	}
}
```

```java
package com.gs.ilp.corejava.interfaces;

public class TestInterfaces {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Manager manager = new Manager();
		manager.attendTraining();
		manager.conductInterview();

		Programmer programmer = new Programmer();
		programmer.attendTraining();
	}
}
```

#### Output:

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#### UML :

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### Defining Interfaces:

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### Types of methods in an interface :

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### Rules to implement Interface:

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### A class can implement multiple interfaces:

#### Rule 1:

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#### Rule 2:

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### Multiple inheritance is possible using Interfaces:

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### Properties of a member of an interface:

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