Inheritance in Static Methods

Question

Why does the below code print \"Main\"?

public class Main
{
    public static void method()
    {
        System.out.println(\"Main\");
    }

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Answer 1

It is because static methods are not polymorphic. Moreover static method should be invoked not by object but using the class, i.e. Main.method() or SubMain.method(). When you are calling m.method() java actually calls Main.method() because m is of type Main.

If you want to enjoy polymorphism do not use static methods.