// INHERIT17_toString // Since every class in Java is a subclass of class $Object$, you may // use methods inherited from $Object$. // One such method, $toString$, provides a good way of returning a string // representation of the object. If you print the inherited version // from $Object$, you will see the object's address. Note that // printing an object's reference causes Java to automatically call // that object's $toString$ method. public class inherit17_toString { public static void main(String[] args) { A a = new A(); System.out.println("Print using overridden $toString$: "+ a); System.out.println("Print using default $toString$: "+a.test()); } } class A { public String test() {return super.toString(); } public String toString() { return "hi!"; } } /* Output: Print using overridden $toString$: hi! Print using default $toString$: A@b46533e5 */