Inheritance vs Static in Java

Question

I dont quite understand why Static methods can be inherited in Java ?

Inheritance is like inheriting from the base class AND Static belongs to the Class and not Obje

Answer 1

public class StaticTest extends StaticBase {

public static void main(String[] args) {
    // TODO Auto-generated method stub
    System.out.println("Start");
    StaticTest.printIt();
}

}

class StaticBase{

public static void printIt(){
    System.out.println("Inside bas Class");
}

}

Does this code not prove that Static is Inherited ??