Explain the difference between abstract class and interfaces with an example for each.

Explain the difference between abstract class and interfaces with an example for each.

The differences between abstract class and interface are as follows:

Abstract Class	Interface
Can have abstract methods and concrete methods	Can have only method signatures and static final members
All methods are not by default public	All methods by default abstract and public
An abstract class can extend another abstract class	An interface can extend another interface but not a class
The extended class can override the methods of its super class and its hierarchy	An implementing class can implement multiple interfaces
All abstract methods must have abstract access modifier	All methods in an interface must not have abstract access modifier

The following examples illustrate the differences:
abstract class Shape
{
       abstract void area();
       abstract void perimeter();
       void someMethod() // concrete method
       {
              ..
       }
}
interface Shape
{
       void area();
       void perimeter();
}

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