Extending an interface with inheritance

// : c08:HorrorShow.java
// Extending an interface with inheritance.
// From 'Thinking in Java, 3rd ed.' (c) Bruce Eckel 2002
// www.BruceEckel.com. See copyright notice in CopyRight.txt.

interface Monster {
  void menace();
}

interface DangerousMonster extends Monster {
  void destroy();
}

interface Lethal {
  void kill();
}

class DragonZilla implements DangerousMonster {
  public void menace() {
  }

  public void destroy() {
  }
}

interface Vampire extends DangerousMonster, Lethal {
  void drinkBlood();
}

class VeryBadVampire implements Vampire {
  public void menace() {
  }

  public void destroy() {
  }

  public void kill() {
  }

  public void drinkBlood() {
  }
}

public class HorrorShow {
  static void u(Monster b) {
    b.menace();
  }

  static void v(DangerousMonster d) {
    d.menace();
    d.destroy();
  }

  static void w(Lethal l) {
    l.kill();
  }

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    DangerousMonster barney = new DragonZilla();
    u(barney);
    v(barney);
    Vampire vlad = new VeryBadVampire();
    u(vlad);
    v(vlad);
    w(vlad);
  }
} ///:~

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