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Error: Non-static variable super cannot be referenced from a static context >>but i use static keyword

How can i refers to "a1" from superclass (class "aa") with "super" keyword

class aa {
protected static int a1 = 2;
}

public class bb extendeds aa {
static int a1 = 3;
public static int s = super.a1;
}
Solution

  • If you really want to use super instead of just doing aa.a1, you can technically do this in the constructor without error and only get a warning:

    public static int s;

public bb(){
    this.s = super.a1;
}

    Test Run:

    aa a = new aa();
bb b = new bb();
System.out.println(a.a1);
System.out.println(b.s);

    Output:

    2

    2

    I really do not recommend doing this and try to avoid using static with objects or just use static like a static field if you really do need one.