{"id":4037,"date":"2024-03-13T07:51:07","date_gmt":"2024-03-13T07:51:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-an-abstract-class-in-java\/"},"modified":"2025-07-31T00:48:24","modified_gmt":"2025-07-31T00:48:24","slug":"how-to-create-an-abstract-class-in-java","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-create-an-abstract-class-in-java\/","title":{"rendered":"Java Abstract Class: How to Create"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One way to create an abstract class in Java is by using the keyword abstract to declare a class as abstract. Abstract classes cannot be instantiated, only inherited, and subclasses must implement the abstract methods defined in the abstract class. 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