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Hiding Member Variables

Within a class, a member variable that has the same name as a member variable in the superclass hides the superclass's member variable, even if their types are different. Within the subclass, the member variable in the superclass cannot be referenced by its simple name. Instead, the member variable must be accessed through super, which is covered in the next section. Generally speaking, we don't recommend hiding member variables.

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