title: Can I access static member variables defined on the subclass from a method on the abstract superclass?
body: <p>I have an abstract class with a single concrete method.  In this method I want to use a static class variable from the classes that derive from the one the method is declared in.  To do so, I of course have to declare this static variable in the abstract class as well.</p>
  
  <p>When the method is called, the variable is resolved to the one in my abstract base class as opposed to the one in the derived class.  Do I need to decorate the derived class' property with an attribute?</p>
  
  <p>Am I trying to do something that is not supported in Java, or am I just missing something?</p>