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title: "How is method overriding different from method overloading?"  
description: "How is method overriding different from method overloading?"  
author: "Pushpendra Singh"  
published: 2010-10-25  
updated: 2020-09-15  
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category: "c#"  
tags: ["c#"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How is method overriding different from method overloading?

When overriding a method, you change the behavior of the method for the derived class. Overloading a method simply involves having another method with the same name within the class.

## Answers

### Answer by Pushpendra Singh

When overriding a method, you change the behavior of the method for the derived class. Overloading a method simply involves having another method with the same name within the class.

### Answer by Pushpendra Singh

When overriding, you change the method behavior for a derived class. \
e.g Clas x\
{\
Virtual void sum(int a)\
{\
}\
}\
\
Class B:x\
{\
public overrid void sum(int a)\
{\
\
}\
}\
\
Overloading simply involves having a method with the same name within the class. \
\
Example for Over loading\
\
Class A\
{\
class b()\
\
{\
\
}\
class b(int a)\
{\
}\
}\
\


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