On 8/22/2012 3:32 PM, Yuval Shavit wrote: > To my mind, the syntax "should" be K.m() (without the super). That makes I'd tend to agree, except for the problems you mention. What about "J.super.m()"? "Don't call me call my parent class?" interface J extends K { int m() default { return J.super.m(); } // calls J's parent's m() }