Differences Between Method Overloading and Method Overloading in Java

Differences Between Method Overloading and Method Overloading in Java

Sl No	Property	Method Overloading	Method Overriding
1	Method Names	The Method names must be SAME for Method Overloading	The Method names must be SAME for Method Overriding
2	Argument Types	Argument Types must be different(At least the order must be different)	The Arguments Type must be Same including the Order
3	Method Signatures	The Method Signatures must be Different	The Method Signatures must be Same
4	Return Types	No Restrictions	Must be same until 1.4V. From 1.5V onwards, Co-Variant Return types allowed
5	private, static, final Methods	Can be Overloaded	Cannot be Overridden
6	Access Modifiers	No Restrictions	The scope of the Access modifiers cannot be reduced but we can happily increase the scope(Private > Default > Protected > Public)
7	'Throws’ clause	No Restrictions	If the Child class method throws any checked Exception, the parent class method must compulsarily throw the same Checked Exception or its Parent’s Checked Exception. However, there is no restrictions for Unchecked Exceptions
8	Method Resolution	Method Resolution is always taken care by Compiler based on referrenced Type	Method Resolution is always taken care by JVM based on runtime Object.
9	Also known As (names)	Also known as Compile Time Polymorphism or Static Polymorphism or Early Binding	Also known as Run Time Polymorphism or Dynamic Polymorphism or Late Binding