Method Overloading and Method Overriding in C#

Understand the difference between method overloading and method overriding in C#, with simple explanations and examples.

What is Method Overloading?

Method overloading allows multiple methods in the same class to share a name as long as they have different parameter lists, letting the compiler pick the right version based on the arguments used.

What is Method Overriding?

Method overriding lets a derived class provide its own implementation of a method that is already defined as virtual in its base class, using the override keyword.

Key Differences

Overloading is resolved at compile time based on method signatures within the same class, while overriding is resolved at runtime and involves a base class and a derived class.

When to Use Each

Use overloading when you want the same operation to accept different kinds or numbers of inputs, and use overriding when a derived class needs to change or specialize inherited behavior.