class A {
    public void blah() {}
}

class B extends A {
    private void blah() {}
}


B b = new B();
A a = b;
b.blah();  // Can't do it!
a.blah();  // Can do it, even though it's the same object!

public class Animal {
  public String getName() { return this.name; }
}

public class Lion extends Animal {
  private String getName() { return this.name; }
}

Animal lion = new Lion();
System.out.println( lion.getName() );