Can we override a protected method in Java?

Yes, the protected method of a superclass can be overridden by a subclass. If the superclass method is protected, the subclass overridden method can have protected or public (but not default or private) which means the subclass overridden method can not have a weaker access specifier.

Example

class A {
   protected void protectedMethod() {
      System.out.println("superclass protected method");
   }
}
class B extends A {
   protected void protectedMethod() {
      System.out.println("subclass protected method");
   }
}
public class Test {
   public static void main(String args[]) {
      B b = new B();
      b.protectedMethod();
   }
}

Output

subclass protected method

raja

Updated on 03-Jul-2020 12:16:00

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