How Can You Break the Liskov Substitution Principle?

[Alek]

Hello, everyone...
I am new to OOP, and this is the first time I make a question on PF, hope you can help me out. I am not sure about this principle.
Can you tell me in what ways I can *break* Liskov substitution principle ?

Thanks,

~Alek

 

[Alek]

Oh, forget about it!
I figured it out!
If I ewnt against the principle, I would break it!
Just thought my professor would chime in with a piece of advice or hints though.
I am relly angry and really disappointed !

~Alek sirsan

 

[ravenprp]

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The Liskov Substitution Principle is a fundamental principle in object-oriented programming that states any object of a superclass should be replaceable with an object of a subclass without altering the correctness of the program. In simpler terms, a subclass should be able to be used in place of its superclass without causing any unexpected behavior.

There are a few ways in which this principle can be broken:

1. Violating preconditions: A subclass should not have more restrictive preconditions than its superclass. This means that the subclass should not require more input or have stricter conditions for the same input as its superclass. If this is violated, then the subclass cannot be used interchangeably with its superclass.

2. Violating postconditions: Similar to preconditions, a subclass should not have weaker postconditions than its superclass. This means that the subclass should not produce different or less accurate results than its superclass. If this is violated, then the subclass cannot be used interchangeably with its superclass.

3. Throwing exceptions: A subclass should not throw exceptions that are not defined in its superclass. This means that the subclass should not have a different error handling mechanism than its superclass. If this is violated, then the subclass cannot be used interchangeably with its superclass.

4. Changing the behavior of inherited methods: If a subclass overrides a method from its superclass and changes its behavior in a way that is not compatible with the expected behavior of the superclass, then it breaks the Liskov Substitution Principle. This means that the subclass cannot be used interchangeably with its superclass.

In summary, the Liskov Substitution Principle promotes code reusability and maintainability by ensuring that subclasses can be used interchangeably with their superclasses. Violating this principle can lead to unexpected behavior and make the code more difficult to maintain.