每当我们在抽象类和接口之间做出选择时，我们总是(几乎)选择默认方法(也称为防御器或虚拟扩展)。

Default methods have put an end to classic pattern of interface and a companion class that implements most or all of the methods in that interface. An example is Collection and AbstractCollection. Now we should implement the methods in the interface itself to provide default functionality. The classes which implement the interface has choice to override the methods or inherit the default implementation. Another important use of default methods is interface evolution. Suppose I had a class Ball as: public class Ball implements Collection { ... }

现在在Java 8中引入了一个新特性流。我们可以通过使用添加到接口的stream方法来获取流。如果stream不是默认方法，那么Collection接口的所有实现都将中断，因为它们不会实现这个新方法。向接口添加非默认方法与源不兼容。

但是假设我们不重新编译这个类，而是使用一个包含这个类Ball的旧jar文件。如果没有这个缺失的方法，类将很好地加载，可以创建实例，似乎一切都在正常工作。但是如果程序在Ball实例上调用stream方法，我们将得到AbstractMethodError。因此，使方法默认解决了这两个问题。

Java 9甚至在接口中提供了私有方法，可以用来封装提供默认实现的接口方法中使用的公共代码逻辑。

虽然这是一个老问题，但让我也谈谈我的看法。

abstract class: Inside abstract class we can declare instance variables, which are required to the child class Interface: Inside interface every variables is always public static and final we cannot declare instance variables abstract class: Abstract class can talk about state of object Interface: Interface can never talk about state of object abstract class: Inside Abstract class we can declare constructors Interface: Inside interface we cannot declare constructors as purpose of constructors is to initialize instance variables. So what is the need of constructor there if we cannot have instance variables in interfaces. abstract class: Inside abstract class we can declare instance and static blocks Interface: Interfaces cannot have instance and static blocks. abstract class: Abstract class cannot refer lambda expression Interfaces: Interfaces with single abstract method can refer lambda expression abstract class: Inside abstract class we can override OBJECT CLASS methods Interfaces: We cannot override OBJECT CLASS methods inside interfaces.

最后，我要指出:

Default method concepts/static method concepts in interface came just to save implementation classes but not to provide meaningful useful implementation. Default methods/static methods are kind of dummy implementation, "if you want you can use them or you can override them (in case of default methods) in implementation class" Thus saving us from implementing new methods in implementation classes whenever new methods in interfaces are added. Therefore interfaces can never be equal to abstract classes.

正如在其他回答中提到的，添加实现到接口的能力是为了在Collections框架中提供向后兼容性。我认为，提供向后兼容性可能是向接口添加实现的唯一好的理由。

否则，如果您将实现添加到接口，那么您就违反了最初添加接口的基本规律。Java是一种单一继承语言，不像c++允许多重继承。接口提供了支持多重继承的语言所具有的类型优势，而不会引入多重继承所带来的问题。

更具体地说，Java只允许实现的单一继承，但它允许接口的多重继承。例如，以下是有效的Java代码:

class MyObject extends String implements Runnable, Comparable { ... }

MyObject只继承了一个实现，但它继承了三个契约。

Java传递了实现的多重继承，因为实现的多重继承带来了许多棘手的问题，这些问题超出了本文的讨论范围。添加接口是为了允许合约的多重继承(又名接口)，而不存在实现的多重继承问题。

为了支持我的观点，这里引用了Ken Arnold和James Gosling在《Java编程语言》(第4版)一书中的一句话:

Single inheritance precludes some useful and correct designs. The problems of multiple inheritance arise from multiple inheritance of implementation, but in many cases multiple inheritance is used to inherit a number of abstract contracts and perhaps one concrete implementation. Providing a means to inherit an abstract contract without inheriting an implementation allows the typing benefits of multiple inheritance without the problems of multiple implementation inheritance. The inheritance of an abstract contract is termed interface inheritance. The Java programming language supports interface inheritance by allowing you to declare an interface type

这两个是完全不同的:

默认方法是在不改变现有类状态的情况下向其添加外部功能。

抽象类是一种普通的继承类型，它们是用于扩展的普通类。

如本文所述，

Java 8中的抽象类与接口

After introducing Default Method, it seems that interfaces and abstract classes are same. However, they are still different concept in Java 8. Abstract class can define constructor. They are more structured and can have a state associated with them. While in contrast, default method can be implemented only in the terms of invoking other interface methods, with no reference to a particular implementation's state. Hence, both use for different purposes and choosing between two really depends on the scenario context.

Remi Forax规则是不要用抽象类进行设计。你用界面来设计你的应用。无论Java的版本是什么，无论语言是什么。它以SOLID原理中的界面分离原理为依据。

稍后您可以使用抽象类来分解代码。现在有了Java 8，你可以直接在界面中完成。这只是个设施，仅此而已。