Cannot override protected fields

Question

I know this is not possible, but my question is why did they design it
that way:
public class ParentForm {
protected String name = "ParentForm";
protected String getName(){return name;}
public class ChildForm extends ParentForm{
protected String name = "ChildForm"; //I am trying to override
the field value but reuse the method from parent.
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
System.out.println((new ParentForm()).getName());
System.out.println((new ChildForm()).getName());
Output:
ParentForm
ParentForm
I wanted to see "ChildForm" in the second line. Why do I have to
duplicate (literally cut and paste) the getName() method in the child
to achieve it ?
Can someone explain the concept I am missing ?

Answer 1

Wouldn't it be good have the privilege ofsaying,
"I
am extending your class wherein I want to
inherit
everything from you except override the value ofthis
one field" ? I've never encountered a situation where thatwould
be useful.Well, it will surely save a lot of unnecessary coding
writing dummy methods.I've never had to write dummy methods.
Like I said, I think the real problem is in your design.