Method Overriding

Objective

Students must override parent class methods to implement specialized behavior while maintaining the interface contract.

Evidence

Override parent methods with custom implementations:

• Ghost.js - Overrides update() method with AI pathfinding logic
• Ghost.js - Custom handleCollision() with death detection
• DeathBarrier.js - Overrides parent barrier update method

Implementation Details

• Parent classes define method signatures that child classes override
• Overridden methods maintain the same method name and parameters
• Custom logic executes instead of parent implementation
• Demonstrates polymorphism - same interface, different behavior

Key Concepts

• Method override vs method overload
• Polymorphic behavior
• Respecting parent method contracts
• Using super() to call parent methods when needed