What is polymorphism in Java with example?

Definition of polymorphism : the quality or state of existing in or assuming different forms : such as. a(1) : existence of a species in several forms independent of the variations of sex. (2) : existence of a gene in several allelic forms also : a variation in a specific DNA sequence.

Polymorphism is the ability to process objects differently on the basis of their class and data types . There are two types of polymorphism in Java: compile time polymorphism and run time polymorphism in java. This java polymorphism is also referred to as static polymorphisms and dynamic polymorphisms.

Polymorphism is one of the OOPs feature that allows us to perform a single action in different ways . For example, lets say we have a class Animal that has a method sound() . Since this is a generic class so we can’t give it a implementation like: Roar, Meow, Oink etc. We had to give a generic message.