Why doesn't Java allow overriding of static methods?

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谎友^
谎友^ 2020-11-21 05:49

Why is it not possible to override static methods?

If possible, please use an example.

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  •  醉酒成梦
    2020-11-21 06:21

    In general it doesn't make sense to allow 'overriding' of static methods as there would be no good way to determine which one to call at runtime. Taking the Employee example, if we call RegularEmployee.getBonusMultiplier() - which method is supposed to be executed?

    In the case of Java, one could imagine a language definition where it is possible to 'override' static methods as long as they are called through an object instance. However, all this would do is to re-implement regular class methods, adding redundancy to the language without really adding any benefit.

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