diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/method/BaseMethodClass.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/method/BaseMethodClass.java
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index 0000000000..46ed5fd99f
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/method/BaseMethodClass.java
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+package com.baeldung.scope.method;
+
+
+public class BaseMethodClass {
+
+    public static void printMessage() {
+        System.out.println("base static method");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/method/ChildMethodClass.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/method/ChildMethodClass.java
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index 0000000000..1d0cff2d6b
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/method/ChildMethodClass.java
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+package com.baeldung.scope.method;
+
+
+public class ChildMethodClass extends BaseMethodClass {
+
+    public static void printMessage() {
+        System.out.println("child static method");
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/method/MethodHidingDemo.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/method/MethodHidingDemo.java
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index 0000000000..7e0b3ed146
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/method/MethodHidingDemo.java
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+package com.baeldung.scope.method;
+
+public class MethodHidingDemo {
+
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        ChildMethodClass.printMessage();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ChildVariable.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ChildVariable.java
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index 0000000000..5730e5e282
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+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ChildVariable.java
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+package com.baeldung.scope.variable;
+
+/**
+ * Created by Gebruiker on 5/7/2018.
+ */
+public class ChildVariable extends ParentVariable {
+
+    String instanceVariable = "child variable";
+
+    public void printInstanceVariable() {
+        System.out.println(instanceVariable);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/HideVariable.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/HideVariable.java
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index 0000000000..8243fdb249
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/HideVariable.java
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+package com.baeldung.scope.variable;
+
+/**
+ * Created by Gebruiker on 5/6/2018.
+ */
+public class HideVariable {
+
+    private String message = "this is instance variable";
+
+    HideVariable() {
+        String message = "constructor local variable";
+        System.out.println(message);
+    }
+
+    public void printLocalVariable() {
+        String message = "method local variable";
+        System.out.println(message);
+    }
+
+    public void printInstanceVariable() {
+        System.out.println(this.message);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ParentVariable.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ParentVariable.java
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index 0000000000..7f116b955e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/ParentVariable.java
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+package com.baeldung.scope.variable;
+
+/**
+ * Created by Gebruiker on 5/7/2018.
+ */
+public class ParentVariable {
+
+    String instanceVariable = "parent variable";
+
+    public void printInstanceVariable() {
+        System.out.println(instanceVariable);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/VariableHidingDemo.java b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/VariableHidingDemo.java
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index 0000000000..1ad71bd966
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-java/src/main/java/com/baeldung/scope/variable/VariableHidingDemo.java
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+package com.baeldung.scope.variable;
+
+/**
+ * Created by Gebruiker on 5/6/2018.
+ */
+public class VariableHidingDemo {
+    public static void main(String[] args) {
+        HideVariable variable = new HideVariable();
+        variable.printLocalVariable();
+        variable.printInstanceVariable();
+
+        ParentVariable parentVariable = new ParentVariable();
+        ParentVariable childVariable = new ChildVariable();
+
+        parentVariable.printInstanceVariable();
+        childVariable.printInstanceVariable();
+    }
+}