methodhiding on static method

MethodHiding.java

package study.tonight;

class Animal {

    public static void showlog(){

        System.out.println("static: parent method invoked");

    }

    public void foo(){

        System.out.println("parent foo() method invoked");

    }
}

class Monkey extends Animal {

    //static method always stick with the reference type, not run time object.
    //so overriding won't happen
    public static void showlog(){

        System.out.println("static: child method invoked");

    }

    public void showChildLog(){

        System.out.println("unique child method invoked");

    }

    public void foo(){

        System.out.println("child foo() method invoked");

    }


}
public class MethodHiding {

    public static void main(String[] args) {

        Animal a = new Monkey();
        Monkey b = new Monkey();
      //  a.showlog();  //use parent method, overriding is not happening because the method is static
       // b.showlog();
       // a.showChildLog(); as available methods binds with reference type, so a doesn't have the child method.
      //  b.showChildLog();
       //Monkey.showlog();

        a.foo();  // use child method, overriding happens
        b.foo();  // use child method

	// write your code here
    }
}