RosettaCodeData/Task/Polymorphic-copy/Kotlin/polymorphic-copy.kts

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Kotlin

// version 1.1.2
open class Animal(val name: String, var age: Int) {
open fun copy() = Animal(name, age)
override fun toString() = "Name: $name, Age: $age"
}
class Dog(name: String, age: Int, val breed: String) : Animal(name, age) {
override fun copy() = Dog(name, age, breed)
override fun toString() = super.toString() + ", Breed: $breed"
}
fun main(args: Array<String>) {
val a: Animal = Dog("Rover", 3, "Terrier")
val b: Animal = a.copy() // calls Dog.copy() because runtime type of 'a' is Dog
println("Dog 'a' = $a") // implicitly calls Dog.toString()
println("Dog 'b' = $b") // ditto
println("Dog 'a' is ${if (a === b) "" else "not"} the same object as Dog 'b'")
}