Java Community | Help. Code. Learn.•11mo ago

how to use super to access superclass fields?

hey guys. im trying to use super to access a field from superclass, but i cant do that. what am i doing wrong? im doing everything the same way like its written in the book.

public class Animal{
    private String name = "Animal";
    private int age;
    public Animal(String name, int age) {
        this.name = name;
        this.age = age;
    }
    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }
    public int getAge() {
        return age;
    }
    public void setAge(int age) {
        this.age = age;
    }
}
public class Dog extends Animal {
    private String breed;

    public Dog(String name, int age, String breed) {
        super(name, age);
        this.breed = breed;
    }
    public String getBreed() {
        return breed;
    }
    public void setBreed(String breed) {
        this.breed = breed;
    }

    public void myMethod(){
        System.out.println(super.getName());
    }
}
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Dog dog = new Dog("DogName", 123,"boxer");
        dog.myMethod();//prints DogName
    }
}

public class Animal{
    private String name = "Animal";
    private int age;
    public Animal(String name, int age) {
        this.name = name;
        this.age = age;
    }
    public void setName(String name) {
        this.name = name;
    }

    public String getName() {
        return name;
    }
    public int getAge() {
        return age;
    }
    public void setAge(int age) {
        this.age = age;
    }
}
public class Dog extends Animal {
    private String breed;

    public Dog(String name, int age, String breed) {
        super(name, age);
        this.breed = breed;
    }
    public String getBreed() {
        return breed;
    }
    public void setBreed(String breed) {
        this.breed = breed;
    }

    public void myMethod(){
        System.out.println(super.getName());
    }
}
public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        Dog dog = new Dog("DogName", 123,"boxer");
        dog.myMethod();//prints DogName
    }
}

thanks in advance

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bambyzasOP•11mo ago

i got mixed up with the constructors. did some cleanup and everythings fine

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