Can a static method in Java be overridden?

* The non-static method belongs to the class instance, can be overridden by the quilt class, thus achieves the polymorphic effect;
Static methods belong to classes and cannot be rewritten, and therefore polymorphic. *

The following is a concrete verification process

First, define a superclass, a, inside a static method and a non-static method:

public class A {    public void unstaticMethod() { System.out.println("SuperClass unstaticMethod"); } public static void staticMethod() { System.out.println("SuperClass staticMethod"); }}

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Next, define a subclass B, which defines a static method and a non-static method (formally like a method that overrides a superclass):

public class B extends A { public void unstaticMethod() { System.out.println("SunClass unstaticMethod"); } public static void staticMethod() { System.out.println("SunClass staticMethod"); }}

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In the next step, we test:

public class Test {    @SuppressWarnings("static-access")    public static void main(String[] args) { A a = new A(); A a2 = new B(); a.unstaticMethod(); a2.unstaticMethod(); a.staticMethod(); a2.staticMethod(); }}

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Operation Result:

SuperClass unstaticMethodSunClass unstaticMethodSuperClass staticMethodSuperClass staticMethod

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From the running result, we can know that for the non-static method, the effect of polymorphism is realized, but the static method is not.

Can a static method in Java be overridden?