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Upcasting in a static function?

Posted by Villanueva on April 30, 2001 at 12:17 PM

Hi,

I have a question: Can you upcast in a static function?
The example:

class Brain {
void countNeurons() {
System.out.println("In Brain") ;
}
}
public class HumanBrain extends Brain {
void countNeurons() {
System.out.println("In HumanBrain") ;
}
public static void main (String args[]) {
Brain mix = new HumanBrain() ;
mix.countNeurons() ; // Return: In HumanBrain
}
}

The Question: Can I access with the Object mix the function in Brain?
Something like: mix.super.countNeurons().