ABSTRACT
Eng. Mustafa J. Dalloul
T.A. at Computer Engineering Dept.,
IUG
Superclass
Common Properties & methods
extend extend extend
Supclass A Supclass B Supclass C
1
public class GeometricObject {
private String color = "RED";
private boolean filled;
private java.util.Date creationDate;
public GeometricObject() {
creationDate = new java.util.Date();
}
public GeometricObject(boolean filled, Date creationDate) {
this.filled = filled;
this.creationDate = creationDate;
}
public String getColor() {
return color;
}
public void setColor(String color) {
this.color = color;
}
public boolean isFilled() {
return filled;
}
public void setFilled(boolean filled) {
this.filled = filled;
}
public Date getCreationDate() {
return creationDate;
}
public void setCreationDate(Date creationDate) {
this.creationDate = creationDate;
}
@Override
public String toString() { /* The toString() method returns a string
representation of the object.*/
return "Created on: "+creationDate;
}
2
public class Circle extends GeometricObject{
private double radius;
public Circle(double radius) {
this.radius = radius;
}
public Circle(double radius, String color, boolean filled, Date creationDate) {
super(color, filled, creationDate);
this.radius = radius;
}
public double getRadius() {
return radius;
}
public void setRadius(double radius) {
this.radius = radius;
}
public double getArea(){
return radius*radius*Math.PI;
}
}
/*******************************************************************************/
public class Rectangle extends GeometricObject {
private double width, height;
public Rectangle(double width, double height) {
this.width = width;
this.height = height;
}
public void setHeight(double height) {
this.height = height;
}
public void setWidth(double width) {
this.width = width;
}
public double getHeight() {
return height;
}
public double getWidth() {
return width;
}
public double getArea(){
return width*height;
}
}
3
public class Test {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Circle c = new Circle(14);
System.out.println("A circle: "+ c.toString());
System.out.println("The color is: "+ c.getColor());
System.out.println("Is filled: "+c.isFilled());
System.out.println("The area: "+c.getArea());
Rectangle r = new Rectangle(200, 300);
System.out.println("A rectangle: "+ r.toString());
System.out.println("The color is: "+ r.getColor());
System.out.println("Is filled: "+r.isFilled());
System.out.println("The area: "+r.getArea());
}
}
4
It can be used in two ways:
.
.
public Circle(double radius, String color, boolean filled, Date creationDate) {
super(color, filled, creationDate);
this.radius = radius;
}
.
.
5
public class ConstructorChaining {
public static void main(String[] args) {
new employee();
}
}
class person{
public person(){
System.out.println("1- Person Here");
}
}
class stuff extends person {
public stuff(){
this("2- Invoke Stuff's overloaded constructor");
System.out.println("3- Stuff Here");
}
public stuff(String message){
System.out.println(message);
}
}
class employee extends stuff{
public employee(){
System.out.println("4- Employee Here");
}
}
