From: ###@###.###
Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 21:16:48 -0800

This program is required to print 0 but prints 12.

import java.lang.reflect.*;

class Base {
    public static int X = readDerivedNReflectively();
    static int readDerivedNReflectively() {
        try {
            return Derived.class.getField("N").getInt(null);
        } catch (Exception ex) {
            ex.printStackTrace();
            return 0;
        }
    }
}

class Derived extends Base {
    public static final int N = 12;
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        System.out.println(Base.X);
    }
}

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