confused in output

[Gurjit Sandhu]

class Dog {

public static void bark() {

System.out.print("woof ");

}

}



class Basenji extends Dog {

public static void bark() { }

}



public class Bark {

public static void main(String args[]) {

Dog woofer = new Dog();

Dog nipper = new Basenji();

woofer.bark();

nipper.bark();

}

}

it appear that this program should just print woof but it print woof woof.
why it prints woof 2 times.

[Vikas Kapoor]

Hello Gurjit,

It prints two time 'woof' because it calls two times bark method of class Dog. Remember one thing that you can't override the static methods because they are related to class and not specific to object. What do you say?

[Gurjit Sandhu]

Thanks dear.
now i got it. it means static methods or data variables can't be overriden.
thansk once again.

[Vikas Kapoor]

You are welcome.