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title: "Can you declare the override method static while the original method is non-static?"  
description: "Can you declare the override method static while the original method is non-static?"  
author: "Anonymous User"  
published: 2011-04-23  
updated: 2020-09-21  
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# Can you declare the override method static while the original method is non-static?

No, you can’t, the signature of the virtual method must remain the same, only the keyword virtual is changed to keyword override.\

## Answers

### Answer by Anonymous User

No, you can’t, the signature of the virtual method must remain the same, only the keyword virtual is changed to keyword override.\


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