Should I implement an interface directly or have the superclass do it?
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Is there a difference between
public class A extends AbstractB implements C
{...}
versus...
public class A extends AbstractB
{...}
AbstractB implements C
{...}
I understand that in both cases, class A will end up conforming to the interface. In the second case, AbstractB can provide implementation for interface methods in C. Is that the only difference?
If I do NOT want to provide an implementation for any of the interface methods in AbstractB, which style should I be using? Does using one or the other have some hidden 'documentation' purpose?
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