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title: "How to define an Abstract class?"  
description: "How to define an Abstract class?"  
author: "Amit Singh"  
published: 2011-05-07  
updated: 2020-09-22  
canonical: https://www.mindstick.com/interview/853/how-to-define-an-abstract-class  
category: "java"  
tags: ["java"]  
reading_time: 1 minute  

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# How to define an Abstract class?

A class containing abstract method is called Abstract class. An Abstract class can't be instantiated. \
**Example of Abstract class:** **\**

```
    abstract class testAbstractClass {
        protected String myString;
        public String getMyString() {
            return myString;
            }
        public abstract string anyAbstractFunction();
    }
```

## Answers

### Answer by Amit Singh

A class containing abstract method is called Abstract class. An Abstract class can't be instantiated. \
**Example of Abstract class:** **\**

```
    abstract class testAbstractClass {
        protected String myString;
        public String getMyString() {
            return myString;
            }
        public abstract string anyAbstractFunction();
    }
```


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