Is it possible to inherit static methods in Java?

In Java, static methods are not inherited in the traditional sense of inheritance. Although a subclass can call static methods of its superclass, these methods are not overridden and are not associated with class instances. If a static method with the same name is declared in a subclass, it is method hiding, not overriding.

Example:

class Parent {
    static void staticMethod() {
        System.out.println("Parent static method");
    }
}

class Child extends Parent {
    static void staticMethod() {
        System.out.println("Child static method");
    }
}

public class Test {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Parent p = new Child();
        p.staticMethod(); // Outputs "Parent static method"
        Child.staticMethod(); // Outputs "Child static method"
    }
}

Thus, static methods are tied to the class, not to objects, and are not inherited in the usual sense.