i know that we cannot override static methods in java. I read here why:

but can someone explain the following code:

    class A
    {
        public static void a()
        { 
            System.out.println("A.a()");
        }
    }   
 
    class B extends A
    {
        public static void a()
        {
            System.out.println("B.a()");
        }
    }

how was I able to override function a() in class B? why did it work here or am I missing something.