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   # Question # 1
    <div class="qtn">
        <p>What is the <code class="clazz">super</code> keyword?</p>
    </div>
    <div class="ans">
        <ul><li><p>If a method overrides one of its superclass's methods, the overridden can be invoked through the use of the keyword <code class="clazz">super</code>.</p></li>
<li><p>The <code class="clazz">super</code> keyword can also be used to refer to a hidden field of the super type.</p></li>
<li><p>Interface default methods can be invoked using the <code class="clazz">super</code> keyword.</p></li>
<li><p>Constructors for superclasses can be invoked using the <code class="clazz">super</code> keyword.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Pay attention to the code below for an instance of each of the above scenarios.</p>
<b>

```java
class ChildClass extends ParentClass implements AnInterface {

    int counter = 0;

    public ChildClass() {
        // invoking parent class's constructor
        // using the super keyword
        super(9);
    }

    public void accessHiddenFields() {
        // accessing parent class's counter field which gets
        // hidden with the local counter field.
        super.counter++;
        counter++;
        System.out.println("sublcass counter: " + counter + " parent class counter: " + super.counter);

        // accessing the interface's default method which is hidden
        AnInterface.super.accessHiddenFields();
    }
}



interface AnInterface {

    default void accessHiddenFields() {
        System.out.println("Default method of AnInterface invoked.");
    }
}

class ParentClass {

    protected int counter;

    public ParentClass(int val) {
        this.counter = val;
    }
}
```
</b>
</div>
</div>

<div>
   # Question # 1
    <div>
        <p>What is the <code>super</code> keyword?</p>
    </div>
    <div>
        <ul><li><p>If a method overrides one of its superclass's methods, the overridden can be invoked through the use of the keyword <code>super</code>.</p></li>
<li><p>The <code>super</code> keyword can also be used to refer to a hidden field of the super type.</p></li>
<li><p>Interface default methods can be invoked using the <code>super</code> keyword.</p></li>
<li><p>Constructors for superclasses can be invoked using the <code>super</code> keyword.</p></li>
</ul>
<p>Pay attention to the code below for an instance of each of the above scenarios.</p>
<b>

```java
class ChildClass extends ParentClass implements AnInterface {

    int counter = 0;

    public ChildClass() {
        // invoking parent class's constructor
        // using the super keyword
        super(9);
    }

    public void accessHiddenFields() {
        // accessing parent class's counter field which gets
        // hidden with the local counter field.
        super.counter++;
        counter++;
        System.out.println("sublcass counter: " + counter + " parent class counter: " + super.counter);

        // accessing the interface's default method which is hidden
        AnInterface.super.accessHiddenFields();
    }
}



interface AnInterface {

    default void accessHiddenFields() {
        System.out.println("Default method of AnInterface invoked.");
    }
}

class ParentClass {

    protected int counter;

    public ParentClass(int val) {
        this.counter = val;
    }
}
```
</b>
</div>
</div>

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Super Keyword

Question # 1