inhertitance through multiple packages - not able to analyze the output-

Hi just started learning java so my naming conventions may not be right.. I'm sorry for that and please correct me ...

I have 4 classes (code given below & also attached the .java files )
3 public classes C1, C2, C3 in package pkg1
1 public class C2 in package pkg2

The classes C1, C2, C3 have a method named met1() with default access.

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package pkg1;

public class C1 {

public int a = 0;

void met1()
{
a=10;
System.out.println("a in c1 is"+a);
}
}
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package pkg2;
import pkg1.C1;

public class C2 extends C1 {

void met1()
{
a = 20;
System.out.println("a in c2 is"+a);
}

}
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package pkg1;
import pkg2.C2;

public class C3 extends C2{

void met1()
{
a = 30;
System.out.println("a in c3 is"+a);
}

}
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package pkg1;

import pkg2.C2;

public class C4 {

public static void main(String[] args)
{

C1 o1 = new C3();
o1.met1();

C1 o2 = new C2();
o2.met1();

}
}
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output i got after running C4 -
a in c3 is30
a in c1 is10

Q1- I believe the met1() in all the three classes are different.
please correct me if i'm wrong in my understanding

Q2- in the case of above statement being true
i thought the output should be either
a in c3 is30
a in c2 is20

as far as i understood java till now - at runtime in polymorphism the actual object method runs not reference's method

(or )
a in c1 is10
a in c1 is10

as i thought may be because all the three met1() methods are different C1 's met1() should run

please do correct me where ever i understood java wrongly...

Thanks in advance
ajith
(hurray i posted my first Q in java ranch)

Welcome to the Ranch

Please use the Code button otherwise your code is illegible.
That is a good example of confusing code. You say you have class C2 and then write C4. Writing C1 C2 C3 and C4 is guaranteed to confuse people. Also some bad design, with public fields.

The real problem is that the method in C2 does not override that in C1. You can try adding the @Override annotation to C2#met1. The explanation is in your own post . . .

In all classes met1() function uses default (package-private) specifier which is visible to the class and its own package. As C1 and C2 classes are under different package, C2.met1() not overiding the function from base class C1.met1(). On invoking o2.met1(); it invokes C1.met1() function.

Kuldip

hi
@Kuldip Shetty
thanks for your time..thanks

@ Campbell Ritchie
hey thanks for your time..
Sorry for confusing C2 and C4....
Will use code button next time...did not know about the code button while i was posting my Q.
Thanks

You're welcome

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