Java Inheritance and late binding, why does int id have the parent class value and not the child class one?

Question

Determine the output:

public class Test1{
    public static void main(String args[]){
        ChildClass c = new ChildClass();
        c.print();
    }
}

class ParentClass{
    int id = 1;
    void print(){
       System.out.println(id);
    }
}

class ChildClass extends ParentClass{
    int id = 2;
}

I know that the answer is 1, and I'm guessing that it's because since the print function isn't overridden in the ChildClass, it has the same definition as it has in the ParentClass. Why isn't the ID the one given in child class since Java uses late binding?

Answer 1

There is no dynamic dispatch on object fields, only on methods.