can a static method be overridden?
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can a static method be overridden?
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why static method cannot be overridden?
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What would it be overridden by?
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You can't override static methods, but you can hide them: Overriding and Hiding Methods (The Java™ Tutorials > Learning the Java Language > Interfaces and Inheritance)Originally Posted by manali
why static method cannot be overridden?
Overriding decides what to run based on the runtime information. Hiding is a compile time operation based on the type at compilation. Class method invocations are always resolved at compile time, and never at runtime.
This is why good IDEs will warn you if you invoke a static method through an object, even though Java lets you do this as a convenience. It just uses the class of that object resolved at compile time.
Last edited by jdv; August 29th, 2014 at 09:14 AM. Reason: GRAMMAR
Re: static method
overriding happens in runtime, overloading happens in compile-time.Static methods are class properties and they are handled in compile-time.So, static methods cannot be overridden.Try writing some code in your IDE, before you ask.The error that you get will explain a lot.
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