Why is the field not overridden?

Asked Sep 22 '15 at 14:13

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I have following two classes.

   class A{
    int p;
    A(){p=100;}
    void printMe(){System.out.println("A");}
   }

   class B extends A{
    int p;
    B(){p=10000;}
    void printMe(){System.out.println("B");}
    }

When I create a object in this way,

    A c=new B();
    System.out.println(c.p);
    c.printMe();

I hope it would print 10000 as p value but it prints 100. Why is that?

edited Sep 22 '15 at 14:15

Luiggi Mendoza

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asked Sep 22 '15 at 14:13

chamathabeysinghe

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because you can´t override variables – SomeJavaGuy Sep 22 '15 at 14:14
Because these are 2 different variables. You cant get to both by casting to A or B – Antoniossss Sep 22 '15 at 14:24

Why is the field not overridden?

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