What is method hiding in Java? Even the JavaDoc explanation is confusing

Question

Can anyone help me with the method hiding in Java with any example?

Answer 1

You can prefer the below code which will help you understand the concept of method hiding:

public class Animal {

    public static void foo() {

        System.out.println("Animal");

    }

}

public class Cat extends Animal {

    public static void foo() {  // hides Animal.foo()

        System.out.println("Cat");

    }

}

I hope this will help.

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