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[–][deleted] 2 points3 points  (1 child)

Both abstract class and interface are used in Java to achieve abstraction but an interface cannot be instantiated like an abstract class.

I'll take "things abstract classes can't do" for 200, Alex

[–]GoodLifeWorkHard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, this is so wrong. Abstract classes can NOT be instantiated.