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Another concept (although not related to this question but about static methods) is that static methods are never overridden. They are HIDDEN or SHADOWED just like static or non-static fields. For example,

class A
{
  int i = 10;
  public static m1(){  }
  public void m2() { }
}
class B extends A
{
  int i = 20;
  public static void m1() {  }
  public void m2() { }
}


Here, UNLIKE m2, m1() of B does not override m1() of A, it just shadows it, as proven by the following code: A a = new B(); System.out.println(a.i) //will print 10 instead of 20 a.m1(); //will call A's m1 a.m2(); //will call B's m2 as m2() is not static and so overrides A's m2()