diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/ChidlCircleInterfaceImpl.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/ChidlCircleInterfaceImpl.java
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index 0000000000..2aadf2e2e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/ChidlCircleInterfaceImpl.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.baeldung.interfaceVsAbstractClass;
+
+public class ChidlCircleInterfaceImpl implements CircleInterface {
+    private String color;
+
+    @Override
+    public String getColor() {
+        return color;
+    }
+
+    public void setColor(String color) {
+        this.color = color;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/ChildCircleClass.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/ChildCircleClass.java
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index 0000000000..8d26bda306
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/ChildCircleClass.java
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+package com.baeldung.interfaceVsAbstractClass;
+
+public class ChildCircleClass extends CircleClass {
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/CircleClass.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/CircleClass.java
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index 0000000000..048ffa4fe9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/CircleClass.java
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+package com.baeldung.interfaceVsAbstractClass;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public abstract class CircleClass {
+
+    private String color;
+    private List<String> allowedColors = Arrays.asList("RED", "GREEN", "BLUE");
+
+    public boolean isValid() {
+        return allowedColors.contains(getColor());
+    }
+
+    public String getColor() {
+        return color;
+    }
+
+    public void setColor(String color) {
+        this.color = color;
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/CircleInterface.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/CircleInterface.java
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index 0000000000..a0c3a6d9c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/main/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/CircleInterface.java
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+package com.baeldung.interfaceVsAbstractClass;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+public interface CircleInterface {
+    List<String> allowedColors = Arrays.asList("RED", "GREEN", "BLUE");
+
+    String getColor();
+
+    public default boolean isValid() {
+        return allowedColors.contains(getColor());
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/InterfaceVsAbstractClassUnitTest.java b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/InterfaceVsAbstractClassUnitTest.java
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index 0000000000..8cba13ddeb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java-modules/core-java-8-2/src/test/java/com/baeldung/interfaceVsAbstractClass/InterfaceVsAbstractClassUnitTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+package com.baeldung.interfaceVsAbstractClass;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
+
+import org.junit.Test;
+
+public class InterfaceVsAbstractClassUnitTest {
+    @Test
+    public void givenAbstractClass_whenValidCircleUsed_thenPass() {
+        CircleClass redCircle = new ChildCircleClass();
+        redCircle.setColor("RED");
+        assertTrue(redCircle.isValid());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void givenInterface_whenValidCircleWithoutStateUsed_thenPass() {
+        ChidlCircleInterfaceImpl redCircleWithoutState = new ChidlCircleInterfaceImpl();
+        redCircleWithoutState.setColor("RED");
+        assertTrue(redCircleWithoutState.isValid());
+    }
+}