Static Variables Shadowing : Q from Mock

[Monisha Talwar]

Found this question on a mock:
Question 38.
Given the code, what is the output

public class MyClass{
  static int i = 10; //Line 2
  
  public static void main(String[] arg){
static int i = 20; // Line 4
        System.out.println("i is :"+i);
  }
}

A.Code Does't Compile.
B.Code Compiles but error will be generated at runtime.
C.Code Compiles & runs, output is
i is : 10
D.Code compiles & runs, output is
i is : 20
Ans is A. The code does not compile.
However if I replace line line 4 with
int i = 20; it compiles fine and runs with output "i is 20".
Also if I make both Line 2 and Line 4 non-static, it compiles and runs with output "i is 20".
Lastly if I make Line 2 non static, and 4 static it again fails to compile.
Am I right in saying that:
1. Static variables cannot be shadowed by another static variable. But it can be shadowed by a non-static variable.
2. Non Static variables can be shadowed by another non-static variable, but not by a static variable.
Monisha.

[Jessica Sant]

actually... the problem is that you can't declare a local variable as static.
�14.4 Local Variable Declaration Statements
[ April 10, 2003: Message edited by: Jessica Sant ]

[Monisha Talwar]

Oh Yeah ... That's right
Thanks.

[Deep Chand]

I bet if you only comment out the 4th line then it will compile. Also, static variables can only be declared as instance variables.
Thanks,
Deep