Interfaces with inheritance

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//: Music5.java
// Interfaces
import java.util.*;
 
interface Instrument5 {
  // Compile-time constant:
  int i = 5; // static & final
  // Cannot have method definitions:
  void play(); // Automatically public
  String what();
  void adjust();
}
 
class Wind5 implements Instrument5 {
  public void play() {
    System.out.println("Wind5.play()");
  }
  public String what() { return "Wind5"; }
  public void adjust() {}
}
 
class Percussion5 implements Instrument5 {
  public void play() {
    System.out.println("Percussion5.play()");
  }
  public String what() { return "Percussion5"; }
  public void adjust() {}
}
 
class Stringed5 implements Instrument5 {
  public void play() {
    System.out.println("Stringed5.play()");
  }
  public String what() { return "Stringed5"; }
  public void adjust() {}
}
 
class Brass5 extends Wind5 {
  public void play() {
    System.out.println("Brass5.play()");
  }
  public void adjust() {
    System.out.println("Brass5.adjust()");
  }
}
 
class Woodwind5 extends Wind5 {
  public void play() {
    System.out.println("Woodwind5.play()");
  }
  public String what() { return "Woodwind5"; }
}
 
public class Music5 {
  // Doesn't care about type, so new types
  // added to the system still work right:
  static void tune(Instrument5 i) {
    // ...
    i.play();
  }
  static void tuneAll(Instrument5[] e) {
    for(int i = 0; i < e.length; i++)
      tune(e[i]);
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Instrument5[] orchestra = new Instrument5[5];
    int i = 0;
    // Upcasting during addition to the array:
    orchestra[i++] = new Wind5();
    orchestra[i++] = new Percussion5();
    orchestra[i++] = new Stringed5();
    orchestra[i++] = new Brass5();
    orchestra[i++] = new Woodwind5();
    tuneAll(orchestra);
  }
} ///:~ 

//: Adventure.java
// Multiple interfaces
import java.util.*;
 
interface CanFight {
  void fight();
}
 
interface CanSwim {
  void swim();
}
 
interface CanFly {
  void fly();
}
 
class ActionCharacter {
  public void fight() {}
}
 
class Hero extends ActionCharacter
    implements CanFight, CanSwim, CanFly {
  public void swim() {}
  public void fly() {}
}
 
public class Adventure {
  static void t(CanFight x) { x.fight(); }
  static void u(CanSwim x) { x.swim(); }
  static void v(CanFly x) { x.fly(); }
  static void w(ActionCharacter x) { x.fight(); }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Hero i = new Hero();
    t(i); // Treat it as a CanFight
    u(i); // Treat it as a CanSwim
    v(i); // Treat it as a CanFly
    w(i); // Treat it as an ActionCharacter
  }
} ///:~ 

//: HorrorShow.java
// Extending an interface with inheritance
 
interface Monster {
  void menace();
}
 
interface DangerousMonster extends Monster {
  void destroy();
}
 
interface Lethal {
  void kill();
}
 
class DragonZilla implements DangerousMonster {
  public void menace() {}
  public void destroy() {}
}
 
interface Vampire
    extends DangerousMonster, Lethal {
  void drinkBlood();
}
 
class HorrorShow {
  static void u(Monster b) { b.menace(); }
  static void v(DangerousMonster d) {
    d.menace();
    d.destroy();
  }
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    DragonZilla if2 = new DragonZilla();
    u(if2);
    v(if2);
  }
} ///:~ 

//: Months.java
// Using interfaces to create groups of constants
package c07;
 
public interface Months {
  int
    JANUARY = 1, FEBRUARY = 2, MARCH = 3,
    APRIL = 4, MAY = 5, JUNE = 6, JULY = 7,
    AUGUST = 8, SEPTEMBER = 9, OCTOBER = 10,
    NOVEMBER = 11, DECEMBER = 12;
} ///:~ 

//: Month2.java
// A more robust enumeration system
package c07;
 
public final class Month2 {
  private String name;
  private Month2(String nm) { name = nm; }
  public String toString() { return name; }
  public final static Month2
    JAN = new Month2("January"),
    FEB = new Month2("February"),
    MAR = new Month2("March"),
    APR = new Month2("April"),
    MAY = new Month2("May"),
    JUN = new Month2("June"),
    JUL = new Month2("July"),
    AUG = new Month2("August"),
    SEP = new Month2("September"),
    OCT = new Month2("October"),
    NOV = new Month2("November"),
    DEC = new Month2("December");
  public final static Month2[] month =  {
    JAN, JAN, FEB, MAR, APR, MAY, JUN,
    JUL, AUG, SEP, OCT, NOV, DEC
  };
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    Month2 m = Month2.JAN;
    System.out.println(m);
    m = Month2.month[12];
    System.out.println(m);
    System.out.println(m == Month2.DEC);
    System.out.println(m.equals(Month2.DEC));
  }
} ///:~ 

//: RandVals.java
// Initializing interface fields with 
// non-constant initializers
import java.util.*;
 
public interface RandVals {
  int rint = (int)(Math.random() * 10);
  long rlong = (long)(Math.random() * 10);
  float rfloat = (float)(Math.random() * 10);
  double rdouble = Math.random() * 10;
} ///:~ 

//: TestRandVals.java
 
public class TestRandVals {
  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println(RandVals.rint);
    System.out.println(RandVals.rlong);
    System.out.println(RandVals.rfloat);
    System.out.println(RandVals.rdouble);
  }
} ///:~