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Prints:

Parent Class
Parent
Parent Class
Parent

whereas:



Prints:
Child Class
Child
Child Class
Child


I understand the static method printing. But not the instance variable str.

Is this material covered in K&B( Chapter 5 doesn't have it and I am yet to read 3 and 6 from first 9 )? Is there a different book I need to read for this?
 
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Hi,
Static methods are cannot be overriden. So it is execute current class methods like print(). Once again I noticed, Instance members are cannot be overriden. It is hiding. In Overriding Methods are executed based on the Object reference. But memebers variables ae accessed based on class. ie., classname.variable. If u have any more doubts walk through the code available in your previous posting
https://coderanch.com/t/248659/java-programmer-SCJP/certification/abstract-class-protected-member-behaviour.
 
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hai rama,
as far as ur program is concerned,u r trying to access a static method.
in general,static methods take the reference and not objects & so u get the result (as mentioned in ur 1st code).


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I understand the static method printing. But not the instance variable str.

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instance variables are similar in behaviour to static methods,they too refer only the reference and not the objects.
hence according to ur code(both 1st & 2nd ),u r creating the reference for the class & trying to print the str(instance variable)from that class,since instance variables refer to references & not objects,it takes the value os str in that particular class which it refers to.

if still not clear,plz reply

regards
-sakthi
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