Java | Inheritance | Question 3

Java

class Base {
    public static void show() {
       System.out.println("Base::show() called");
    }
}

class Derived extends Base {
    public static void show() {
       System.out.println("Derived::show() called");
    }
}

class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Base b = new Derived();
        b.show();
    }
}

(A) Base::show() called
(B) Derived::show() called
(C) Compiler Error


Answer: (A)

Explanation: Like C++, when a function is static, runtime polymorphism doesn’t happen.

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