java - toString : when does it return ClassName@HexValue, String Value associated with it

Question

As per definition toString() returns "Returns a string representation of the object as:

getClass().getName() + '@' + Integer.toHexString(hashCode())

But sometimes I could see even if it is not Overriden in our class, it returns the String associated with it. I mean Object.toString() returns some String but not "ClassName@HexCode".

When does this happen. Please let me know whats the reason behind this ??

Answer 1

It's only possible if a class extends another class with overriden (or inherited overriden) toString().