Are static methods inherited in Java?

Question

I was reading A Programmer’s Guide to Java™ SCJP Certification by Khalid Mughal.

In the Inheritance chapter, it explains that

Inherit

Answer 1

Static methods in Java are inherited, but can not be overridden. If you declare the same method in a subclass, you hide the superclass method instead of overriding it. Static methods are not polymorphic. At the compile time, the static method will be statically linked.

Example:

public class Writer {
    public static void write() {
        System.out.println("Writing");
    }
}

public class Author extends Writer {
    public static void write() {
        System.out.println("Writing book");
    }
}

public class Programmer extends Writer {

    public static void write() {
        System.out.println("Writing code");
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Writer w = new Programmer();
        w.write();

        Writer secondWriter = new Author();
        secondWriter.write();

        Writer thirdWriter = null;
        thirdWriter.write();

        Author firstAuthor = new Author();
        firstAuthor.write();
    }
}

You'll get the following:

Writing
Writing
Writing
Writing book