scjp - What does redefining static methods mean in Java? -
scjp - What does redefining static methods mean in Java? - i've been reading section on statics in scjp study guide, , mentions next : static methods can't overridden, can redefined what redefining mean? case of having static method exists in both parent , child, same signature, referenced separately class names? such : class parent { static void dosomething(string s){}; } class kid extends parent { static void dosomething(string s){}; } referenced : parent.dosomething(); , child.dosomething(); ? also, same apply static variables, or static methods? it means functions not virtual. example, have object of (runtime) type kid referenced variable of type parent. if invoke dosomething , dosomething method of parent invoked: parent p = new child(); p.dosomething(); //invokes parent.dosomething if methods non-static, dosomething of kid override of parent , child.dosomething have been invoked. the same holds static fields. jav...