Sonar Rename this method; there is a "private" method in the parent class with the same name

Nuhman Paramban :

Sonar complaining about private method name in a class when we using the same name of parent private method. In code quality what is the disadvantage of defining a private method with the same name of parent private method?

Or do we need to categorize this as false positive

Aditya Narayan Dixit :

IMO it's because that could get confusing. Consider below, read the comment:

class Child extends Super{
   public void myMethod() {
     System.out.println("in child");
   }
 }

 class Super{
   public static void main(String[] args) {
    Super s = new Child(); 
    s.myMethod(); // At this point you might expect myMethod of child to be called if it'll call the Parent's since it is private.
  }
   private void myMethod() {
     System.out.println("in super");
   }
 }