Hi Dipak, The rules are quite simple. Dynamic binding ocurrs with instance method. Compile-time binding with abstract methods AND with abstract AND instance member variables (= all member variables). Look for last post in thread. http://www.javaranch.com/ubb/Forum24/HTML/010055.html hope this helps Axel
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