How to call parent`s overriden method?

Question

Hello all!
I do not know how to call overriden method outside
the class. Example:
class A {
     public String method() {
          return new String("A");
class B extends A {
     public String method() {
          return new String("B");
public class test {
     public static void main(String[] s) {
          A a = new A();
          B b = new B();
          // this is simple
          System.out.println(a.method()); // result: A
          System.out.println(b.method()); // result: B
          // now I need to call method from object A
          System.out.println(((A) b).method()); // res.: B
At the last line the result was "B". It just implies from
polymorphism but what I need is to call A.method()
on object of type B.
From real world. Have a class with some toString() method.
I inherited this class and made a new toString() methods that
adds some more information. Now I have a collection of various
sub-classes and I need to print their information but in
one style. I need to call the parent`s toString() method not
the children ones...
How to do it? How to create A.method() on object of type B?
In C# there is a way not to use virtual/ovveride but to
use virtual/new keywords...
Please help me. Thank you very much.

Answer 1

Just thought of something else you can try (if it's that important):public class A {
    public String toString () {
        return "A";
public class B extends A {
    public String toString () {
        return "B (A: " + super.toString () + ")";
}Kind regards,
  Levi