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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/vala.html.markdown b/vala.html.markdown
index 923b152e..c329447d 100755
--- a/vala.html.markdown
+++ b/vala.html.markdown
@@ -380,11 +380,26 @@ public class MyHD : HardDrive {
// Interfaces: classes can implement any number of these.
-interface Laptop { // May only contain abstract methods
+interface Laptop { // May only contain abstracts or virtuals
public abstract void turn_on();
public abstract void turn_off();
+
+ public abstract int cores; // Won't compile; fields cannot be abstract
+ public abstract int cores {get; set;} // Will compile
+
+ public virtual void keyboard() { // Virtuals are allowed (unlike Java/C#)
+ stdout.printf("Clickity-clack\n");
+ }
}
+// The ability to use virtuals in Vala means that multiple inheritance is
+// possible (albeit somewhat confined)
+
+// Interfaces cannot implement interfaces, but they may specify that certain
+// interfaces or classes must be also implemented (pre-requisites).
+
+public interface CellPhone : Collection, GLib.Object {}
+
```
* More Vala documentation can be found [here](https://valadoc.org/).