I'm getting better with Java, even to the point where I'm almost comfortable with it, but the purpose behind one concept still eludes me: What is method overriding, and why should I care about it?

Method overriding with Java inheritance Inheritance allows us to reuse the methods and other attributes of one class in a new class, which is very convenient.

Learn how and why Java developers use method overloading, then test your learning against the Java virtual machine itself.