You can use polymorphism to solve this problem in two basic steps:
- Create a class hierarchy in which each specific shape class derives from a common base class.
- Use a virtual method to invoke the appropriate method on any derived class through a single call to the base class method.
What is an example of polymorphism?
The word polymorphism means having many forms. In simple words, we can define polymorphism as the ability of a message to be displayed in more than one form. Real life example of polymorphism: A person at the same time can have different characteristic. Like a man at the same time is a father, a husband, an employee.
What's polymorphism and how do you apply it on OOP?
Polymorphism is the method in an object-oriented programming language that performs different things as per the object's class, which calls it. With Polymorphism, a message is sent to multiple class objects, and every object responds appropriately according to the properties of the class.
