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public class JavaTest {	static class A {		protected static String a;		static void test() {			A.a = "A::a";			System.out.println(A.a); //Prints 'A::a'			System.out.println(B.a); //Prints 'null'. B.a is a separate entity from A.a (unlike in PHP - see: )		}	}	static class B extends A {		public static String a;	}	public static void main(String[] args) {		A.test();	}}