can we inherit a final method from the subclass?

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can we inherit a final method from the subclass?
Say i have a mehtod in Class A with is final.
I have a class B which extends Class A.will the final method in the class A be inherited in class B.??

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Sure. You just can't change a final method or field.
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Unless of course the method is private final. (Or package private, i.e., not public, protected, or private, and the superclass and subclass are in different packages.) Then it can't be called by the subclass. Of course, that's true for any method, final or not.