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copied!<p>I was asked to do this:</p> <blockquote> <p>Design and implement a class called MonetaryCoin that is derived from the Coin class presented in Chapter 5. Store a value in the monetary coin that represents its value and add getter and setter methods for the monetary value.</p> </blockquote> <p>The Coin class is as follows: </p> <pre><code>public class Coin { public final int HEADS = 0; public final int TAILS = 1; private int face; // --------------------------------------------- // Sets up the coin by flipping it initially. // --------------------------------------------- public Coin () { flip(); } // ----------------------------------------------- // Flips the coin by randomly choosing a face. // ----------------------------------------------- public void flip() { face = (int) (Math.random() * 2); } // --------------------------------------------------------- // Returns true if the current face of the coin is heads. // --------------------------------------------------------- public boolean isHeads() { return (face == HEADS); } // ---------------------------------------------------- // Returns the current face of the coin as a string. // ---------------------------------------------------- public String toString() { String faceName; if (face == HEADS) faceName = "Heads"; else faceName = "Tails"; return faceName; } } </code></pre> <p>I came up with this:</p> <pre><code>public class MonetaryCoinHW extends Coin { public MonetaryCoinHW(int face) { setFace(face); } public int getFace() { if (isHeads()) { return HEADS; } return TAILS; } public void setFace( int newFace ) { while (newFace != getFace()) { flip(); } } </code></pre> <p>However, I keep getting syntax errors... Am I not using "super" correctly? I am completely confused; what is my mistake?</p>

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