How to understand dynamic binding

Question

Hello all. I need some guidance on how to understand dynamic binding.
Here are my codes:
*  fruit.java
public class fruit {
     public String type ="fruit";
     public String getType() {
          return type;
     public String getType2() {
          return getType();
*  apple.java
public class apple extends fruit {
     public String type ="apple";
     public String getType() {
          return type;
     public String getType2() {
          return super.getType2();
*  test.java
public class test {
     public static void main(String[] args) {
          apple myApple = new apple();
          System.out.println("myApple.getType2() : " + myApple.getType2());
}After running test.java I got myApple.getType2() : apple
I was told that it's because dynamic binding. I read some articles about dynamic binding but still do not understand how it works in my codes.

Answer 1

http://forum.java.sun.com/thread.jspa?threadID=627467&messageID=3590926