The javadoc for 'Class.getMethods' references the JLS concept of membership, so inheritance should be consistent with JLS. In the language model, static methods are inherited from a superclass, but not from superinterfaces.

public class InheritStatic {

 static class A {
   public void m() {}
   public static void n() {}
 }

 interface I {
   public void o();
   public static void p() {} // comment out to test with JDK 7
 }

 static abstract class B extends A implements I {}

 public static void main(String... args) {
   Object[] ms = B.class.getMethods();
   for (Object m : ms) System.out.println(m);
 }

}

Expected: A.n is printed, I.p is not.

Actual: Both A.n and Ip. are printed.