Why is overriding static method alowed in C#

Question

protected static new void WhyIsThisValidCode()
{
}

Why are you allowed to override static methods? Nothing but bugs can come from it, it doensn\'t work

Answer 1

You aren't overriding the property in the base class, but instead hiding it. The actual property used at runtime depends on what interface you're working against. The following example illustrates:

SpecificLogger a = new SpecificLogger();
BaseLogger b = new SpecificLogger();

Console.Write(a.Log); // Specific
Console.Write(b.Log); // null

In your code the Log method is actually working against the BaseLogger interface - because the Log method is part of the BaseLogger class.

Static methods and properties can not be overridden, and when you want to hide a property you should use the new keyword to denote that you're hiding something.