In software engineering, Push Down refactoring involves moving a method from a superclass into a subclass. Compare the following Java classes before and after the Push Down refactor is applied:
public class SuperClass{
void methodA() {
//do something
}
void methodB() {
//do something else
}
}
public class SubClass extends SuperClass {
void methodC() {
//do something
}
}
After the Push Down refactor is applied:
public class SuperClass{ void methodA() { //do something } } public class SubClass extends SuperClass{ void methodB() { //do something } void methodC() { //do something else } }References
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