overriding a static method with non-static method?

[anamika sharma]

The following code will give
1: class Test
2: {
3: static void show()
4: {
5: System.out.println("Static method in Test");
6: }
7: }
8: public class Q4 extends Test
9: {
10: void show()
11: {
12: System.out.println("Overridden static method in Q4");
13: }
14: public static void main(String[] args)
15: {
16: }
17: }A) Compilation error at line 3.
B) Compilation error at line 10.
C) No compilation error, but runtime exception at line 3.
D) No compilation error, but runtime exception at line 10.
Answer: B
But when i copied and pasted it and tried to run there was no compilation err. but runtime error
Help me!!

[Anonymous]

Hi Anamika,
I don't know which compiler you're using, but I tried it on the JDK1.3 compiler (javac) and got the following message:
<pre>C:\jdk1.3\projects\test1\Q4.java:10: show() in Q4 cannot override show() in Test; overridden method is static
void show()
^
1 error</pre>
Regards,
Beno�t

[Jonathan Jeban]

Hi Anamika!
I got compilation error at line:10.(thats option B)
I am using jdk 1.2
Jeban