What are differences between declaring a method in a base type “virtual” and then overriding it in a child type using the “override” keyword as opposed to simply using the “new” keyword when declaring the matching method in the child type? 11 Answers 11
public class Animal { public static void foo() { System.out.println(“Animal”); } } public class Cat extends Animal { public static void foo() { // hides Animal.foo() System.out.println(“Cat”); } } Here, Cat.foo() is said to hide Animal.foo(). Hiding does not work like overriding, because static methods are not polymorphic. So the following will happen: Animal.foo(); // … Read more
