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Hi,

I ran the following code :



It printed :


This is the parent class
parent



Why does this happen , when we say that the static members are not inherited.

Thanks in advance.
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Puja Sinha wrote:Why does this happen , when we say that the static members are not inherited.


We don't say that (well, maybe some people do ) - we say they are not overridden.
 
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Matthew Brown wrote:
We don't say that (well, maybe some people do ) - we say they are not overridden.


Hello Guys...@Matthew I am tempted to believe that a lot of people 'say-and-think' that static members are NOT inherited, I have encountered that in this forum and other forums. One other thing I want to say is that static methods CANNOT be polymorphically overridden rather 'redifined'.

Regards

Ikpefua.
 
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Matthew Brown wrote:

Puja Sinha wrote:Why does this happen , when we say that the static members are not inherited.


We don't say that (well, maybe some people do ) - we say they are not overridden.



I think your guys mixed up with Polymorphism, Inheritance, and Overridden Static Members. Below is a modified version that may help....



 
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Ikpefua Jacob-Obinyan wrote:

Matthew Brown wrote:
We don't say that (well, maybe some people do ) - we say they are not overridden.


Hello Guys...@Matthew I am tempted to believe that a lot of people 'say-and-think' that static members are NOT inherited, I have encountered that in this forum and other forums. One other thing I want to say is that static methods CANNOT be polymorphically overridden rather 'redifined'.

Regards

Ikpefua.



Here is what Ikpefua Jacob meant:

Recap from K & B book: Chapter 2, Page 151

Finally, remember that static methods can't be overridden! This doesn't mean they
can't be redefined in a subclass, but redefining and overriding aren't the same thing.
Let's take a look at an example of a redefined (remember, not overridden), static
method:


Running this code produces the output:
a a a
 
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https://coderanch.com/t/368681/java/java/statics-inherited
 
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Tommy Delson wrote:I think your guys mixed up with Polymorphism, Inheritance, and Overridden Static Members.



Hello Tommy, your 'modus-operandi' of using codes to dialogue in this forum is from my point of view the most effective way to clarify doubts in Java. In addition I want to mention that if you carefully read Matthew and Puja's posts you will notice that there was NO "mix-up", Puja placed his arguments or doubts and Matthew replied with a simple and straight forward answer that you and I followed up. So who's mixing up what?

Regards

Ikpefua
 
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Ikpefua Jacob-Obinyan wrote:

Tommy Delson wrote:I think your guys mixed up with Polymorphism, Inheritance, and Overridden Static Members.



Hello Tommy, your 'modus-operandi' of using codes to dialogue in this forum is from my point of view the most effective way to clarify doubts in Java. In addition I want to mention that if you carefully read Matthew and Puja's posts you will notice that there was NO "mix-up", Puja placed his arguments or doubts and Matthew replied with a simple and straight forward answer that you and I followed up. So who's mixing up what?

Regards

Ikpefua



Yup, that's TRUE using codes to clarify doubt in Java is the best approach to understand and learn how Java works. The Compiler is an ultimate Tool to clarify our doubts so, utilize it as much as we could.


Sound like you're ready for the Final SCJP Exam....go for it if you're ready!


 
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Tommy Delson wrote:Sound like you're ready for the Final SCJP Exam....go for it if you're ready!



Everybody tells me that... ...Thanks for the beerchug and motivation! I sincerely think I am ready, funny enough most people think I have it already... I will give it a try in a few weeks from now, lets see how it goes...Wish me luck...

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Ikpefua.
 
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Ikpefua Jacob-Obinyan wrote:

Tommy Delson wrote:Sound like you're ready for the Final SCJP Exam....go for it if you're ready!



Everybody tells me that... ...Thanks for the beerchug and motivation! I sincerely think I am ready, funny enough most people think I have it already... I will give it a try in a few weeks from now, lets see how it goes...Wish me luck...

Regards

Ikpefua.



Good luck and let us know how it goes...
 
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