[Question] Overriding private method

Question

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Can we overriding private method in Java?

Analysis

Overriding private methods in Java is invalid because a parent class’s private methods are “automatically final, and hidden from the derived class”. source

Solution

You can’t override a private method, but you can introduce one in a derived class without a problem. Read more below.

Code

not a problem

public class OverridePrivateMethod {
	private void foo() {
	}
}

class Child extends OverridePrivateMethod {
	private void foo() {
	}
}

add @Override annotation and get error

public class OverridePrivateMethod {
	private void foo() {
	}
}

class Child extends OverridePrivateMethod {
	@Override
	private void foo() {
	}
}