not implementing all of the methods of interface. is it possible?

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Apurva Patil picture Apurva Patil · Jul 11, 2012 · Viewed 81.8k times · Source

Is there any way to NOT implement all of the methods of an interface in an inheriting class?

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Sam I am says Reinstate Monica picture Sam I am says Reinstate Monica · Jul 11, 2012

The point of an interface is to guarantee that an object will outwardly behave as the interface specifies that it will

If you don't implement all methods of your interface, than you destroy the entire purpose of an interface.

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