• We can not override private methods in java.
  • The basic inheritance principle is when we are extending a class we can access all non private members of a class so private members are private to that class only we can not access anywhere outside the class if we declare anything as private.
  • Know more information about access specifiers here

  1. Class A{
  2.  
  3.   int a;
  4.  private int b;
  5.  
  6. public void print(){
  7.  
  8. System.out.println("print method of super class A"); 

  9. }
  10.  
  11. private void add(){
  12.  
  13. System.out.println("add method of super class A"); 

  14. }
  15. }
  16. Class B extends A{
  17.  
  18. public void show(){
  19.  
  20.  System.out.println("show method of sub class B"); 

  21. }
  22. public static void main(String[] args){
  23.   
  24. B obj= new B();
  25. obj.a=30;
  26.  
  27. obj.print();
  28. obj.show();

  29.  System.out.println("a="obj.a); 
  30. //obj.b=20;  compile time error. The field Super.a is not visible
  31. //obj.add(); compile time error : The method show() from the type Super is not visible

  32. }
  33. }



Output:
  1. print method of super class  A
  2. show method of sub class B
  3. 30


  • From the above program we can say super class private members are not accessible to sub class.
  • lets see what will happen if we try to override a method of super class?
  • Sorry if we are unable to access super class private methods then there should not be a questions of overriding that method right?
  • Yes private methods of super class can not be overridden in sub class.
  • Even if we try to override same method of super class that will became a sub class own method not overridden method.


  1. Class A{
  2.  
  3.   int a;
  4.  private int b;
  5.  
  6. private void add(){
  7.  
  8. System.out.println("add method of super class A"); 

  9. }
  10. }
  11. Class B extends A{
  12.  
  13. private void add(){
  14.  
  15.  System.out.println("add method of sub class B"); 

  16. }
  17. public static void main(String[] args){
  18.   
  19. B obj= new B();
  20. obj.a=30;
  21.  
  22. obj.add();


  23.  System.out.println("a="obj.a); 

  24. }
  25. }

Output:
  1. add method of sub class B
  2. 30

  • We can prove this by providing @override annotation in sub class method 

  1. Class A{
  2.  
  3.   int a;
  4.  private int b;
  5.  
  6. private void add(){
  7.  
  8. System.out.println("add method of super class A"); 

  9. }
  10. }
  11. Class B extends A{
  12.  //@override
  13. private void add(){// if we place @override annotation compile time error will come here
  14.  
  15.  System.out.println("add method of sub class B"); 

  16. }
  17. public static void main(String[] args){
  18.   
  19. B obj= new B();
  20. obj.a=30;
  21.  
  22. obj.add();


  23.  System.out.println("a="obj.a); 

  24. }
  25. }

Output:
  1. add method of sub class B
  2. 30

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