What is “method overloading”?

[chinmay]

“Method overloading” may be a slightly confusing term, since it means something specific in other languages. In Java and C++, method overloading means writing different methods that have the same name, but different numbers or types of arguments, and which method is executed depends on what arguments you supply. This is particularly useful in statically typed languages (such as Java and C++). Without method overloading, you might need two differently-named methods just to handle arguments of different types (for example, a date specified as a string or a numerical timestamp).]

Overloadable method calls in PHP 5 are more general. You can overload method calls, but you have to define the overloading yourself. It works like this: if you try to call a method that’s not defined, PHP 5 will call a method called __call() instead. Then you can do whatever you want with the “failed” method call. You can execute
another method, possibly on another object, or you can give an error message that’s different from the usual one. You can even do nothing; that will cause PHP to disregard failed method calls instead of generating a fatal error. That could be useful occasionally, but in general, be careful with anything that reduces the level of error checking
and allows bugs to go unnoticed.

[kuanlkumar]

Method overloading in Java is a programming concept when programmer declares two methods of the same name but with different method signature, e.g. change in the argument list or change in the type of argument.

[educaindia358]

Method Overloading is a feature that allows a class to have two or more methods having same name, if their argument lists are different. In the last tutorial we discussed constructor overloading that allows a class to have more than one constructors having different argument lists.

[Krishnabangla]

Method Overloading is a feature that allows a class to have two or more methods having same name, if their argument lists are different.

[jacks]

I agree with this post.

[jameswarner1]

Such a nice post, In one project have several method with same name of the method or class, it called method overloading.

[ziya.pathan]

MethodOverloading isa feature that allows a class to have two or more methods having iftheir argument lists are different

[liyanstech]

Method Overloading is a feature that allows a class to have two or more methods having same name, if their argument lists are different.

[aegisinfoways]

Method Over-loading is an element that allows a class to have two or more techniques having same name, If their discussion details are different. In the last guide we mentioned constructor overloading that allows a class to have more than one constructors having different discussion details.

[sin123GN]

Method overloading is a feature that allows a class to have two or more methods having same name but different argument list.

[tyagi]

Method Overloading is a feature that allows a class to have two or more methods having same name, if their argument lists are different. In the last tutorial we discussed constructor overloading that allows a class to have more than one constructors having different argument lists.

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[mystic98]

if a class has multiple methods having same name but different in parameters, it is known as Method Overloading.If we have to perform only one operation, having same name of the methods increases the readability of the program

[paul12]

Method Overloading is a feature that allows a class to have more than one method having the same name, if their argument lists are different. It is similar to constructor overloading in Java, that allows a class to have more than one constructor having different argument lists.

[aanchalkaura]

A class having multiple methods with same name but different parameters is called Method Overloading. Basically it is a feature that allows a class to have two or more methods having same name, if their argument lists are different.

[Paulrudd]

Strategy over-burdening in Java is a programming idea when developer proclaims two strategies for a similar name however with various technique signature if their contention records are unique. In the last instructional exercise we talked about constructor over-burdening that enables a class to have more than one constructors having diverse contention records.