在Java语言中使用abstract class来定义抽象类。如下实例：/* 文件名 : Employee.java */
public abstract class Employee
{
private String name;
private String address;
private int number;
public Employee(String name, String address, int number)
{
System.out.println("Constructing an Employee");
this.name = name;
this.address = address;
this.number = number;
}
public double computePay()
{
System.out.println("Inside Employee computePay");
return 0.0;
}
public void mailCheck()
{
System.out.println("Mailing a check to " + this.name
+ " " + this.address);
}
public String toString()
{
return name + " " + address + " " + number;
}
public String getName()
{
return name;
}
public String getAddress()
{
return address;
}
public void setAddress(String newAddress)
{
address = newAddress;
}
public int getNumber()
{
return number;
}
}注意到该Employee类没有什么不同，尽管该类是抽象类，但是它仍然有3个成员变量，7个成员方法和1个构造方法。 现在如果你尝试如下的例子：[code]/* 文件名 : AbstractDemo.java /
public class AbstractDemo
{
public static void main(String [] args)
{
/ 以下是不允许的，会引发错误 */
Employee e = new Employee(“George W.”, “Houston, TX”, 43);
System.out.println("\n Call mailCheck using Employee reference--");
e.mailCheck();
}
}[/code]当你尝试编译AbstractDemo类时，会产生如下错误：Employee.java:46: Employee is abstract; cannot be instantiated
Employee e = new Employee("George W.", "Houston, TX", 43);
^
1 error