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1. Create the classes: package p2; import p1.*; public class C extends A { protected long k( long a){ return 1; } public long k( int a){ return 0; } } package p1; public class B extends A { } package p1; import p2.*; public class A { public long m(){ return new C().k(2); } } 2. apply the rename class refactoring to rename B to C package p1; import p2.*; public class A { public long m(){ return new C().k(2); } } package p1; public class C extends A { } package p2; import p1.*; public class C extends A { protected long k( long a){ return 1; } public long k( int a){ return 0; } } 3. The resulting program does not compile
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