Abstract Class in Dart

Abstract Class

Abstraction is the class that contains one or more abstract methods (methods without implementation). It has basic syntax needed for the class but are not complete. Hence, it declared abstract. You can declare class abstracts using the keyword abstract in dart.

Key Features

• Abstract class cannot be initialized.
• It can have both abstract and non-abstract methods.
• It is declared with abstract keyword.
• It can be inherited using the extends keyword then the abstract methods need to be implemented.

Syntax

abstract class ClassName {
  //Body of abstract class

  method1();
  method2();
}

Example

abstract class Vehicle {
  printVehicleName();
  printSupplierName() {
    print('Supplier: TATA Motors');
  }
}

class Truck extends Vehicle {
  @override
  printVehicleName() {
    print("This is a truck.");
  }
}

void main(List<String> args) {
  var truck = Truck();
  truck.printVehicleName();
  truck.printSupplierName();
}

This is a truck.
Supplier: TATA Motors

In the above example, the Vehicle class is created and marked as an abstract class which contains the abstract method printVehicleName() and the non-abstract method printSupplierName(). Class Turck extends the class Vehicle and then implements the class Vehicle. In the main method, object of the truck is created which then calls the printVechicleName() and printSupplierName() from the parent class.