Static methods and their overriding

Question

Java doesn\'t allow overriding of static methods but,

class stat13
{
    static void show()
    {
        System.out.println(\"Static in base\");
    }
    p         


        

Answer 1

Overriding happens when a child-class provides it's own implementation for a method such that the child-class instance will be invoked. The operative word here is - instance.

Static methods are invoked in the context of the class e.g.

stat13.show(...);

OR

next.show(...);

FWIW, your sample code is not an example of overriding.