Engineering With Java

Engineering With Java

Java Interview Question: Can We Override Static Or Private Methods?

Answering Popular Java Interview Questions

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Suraj Mishra
Aug 11, 2025
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In Java, we cannot override private or static methods. Here’s why:

𝟏. 𝐏𝐫𝐒𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐌𝐞𝐭𝐑𝐨𝐝𝐬
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