Class/Sub Class

Following code prints answer as -> 5,Sub. I can understand sub but not 5, would anybody explain why?
class Super
{ int index = 5;
public void printVal()
{ System.out.println( "Super" );
}
}
class Sub extends Super
{ int index = 2;
public void printVal()
{ System.out.println( "Sub" );
}
}
public class Runner
{ public static void main( String argv[] )
{ Super sup = new Sub();
System.out.print( sup.index + "," );
sup.printVal();
}
}

Hi Kalpesh,
The Java runtime resolves references to the actual class of the object when invoking methods but uses the declared class when grabbing fields.
In your code, <code>Super sub = new Sub()</code> the declared type of the object <code>sub</code> is <code>Super so <code>System.out.println(sub.index)</code> uses the index field defined in the Super class.
The actual type of the object <code>sub</code> is <code>Sub</code> so <code>sub.printVal()</code> uses the the <code>printVal()</code> defined in the <code>Sub</code> class.
Hope that helps.
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Jane

Thanks ! This surely helped me out !