class A {
    public static int x = 1;
    public static int getX() {return x;}
}

class B extends A {}

class C extends A {
    public static int x = 2;
    public static int getX() {return x+1;}
}

public class inherit_static {
    public static void main(String[] args) {

	System.out.println(A.getX());
	System.out.println(B.getX());
	System.out.println(C.getX());
	System.out.println("--");
	C ref1 = new C();
	System.out.println(ref1.x);
	System.out.println(ref1.getX());
	System.out.println("--");
	A ref2 = new C();
	System.out.println(ref2.x);
	System.out.println(ref2.getX());
    }
}

/* output:
1
1
3
--
2
3
--
1
1
 */