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    copied!<p>I am working on 3 programs that contain the classes CarRental.java, LuxuryCarRental.java, and UseCarRental.java, On my LuxuryCarRental.java, I keep getting the error, Error; cannot find symbol; Symbol: variable super for the class, here is my program, I'm relatively new to Java, so please be detailed! Thanks in advance!</p> <pre><code>import java.text.DecimalFormat; public class LuxuryCarRental extends CarRental{ private boolean chauffeur; private double dailyChauffeurFee; public LuxuryCarRental(String renterName, int renterZip, String sizeOfCar,int rentalDays, boolean chauffeur) { super(renterName, renterZip, sizeOfCar, rentalDays); this.chauffeur = chauffeur; } public void display(){ super.dailyRentalFee = 79.99; this.dailyChauffeurFee = 0; if(chauffeur){ this.dailyChauffeurFee = 200; } super.totalRentalFee = super.dailyRentalFee * super.getRentalDays() + this.dailyChauffeurFee * super.getRentalDays(); DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("0.00"); System.out.println("Car Rental - Renter Name : " + super.getRenterName() + ", Renter Zip: " + super.getRenterZip() + ", Rental Days : " + super.getRentalDays() + ", Daily Rental Fee: " + dailyRentalFee + ", Daily Chauffer Fee: " + dailyChauffeurFee + ", Total Rental Fee: " + df.format(totalRentalFee)); } } </code></pre> <p>And here are all the classes from all three of my programs that correspond to each other.</p> <pre><code> public class CarRental { private String renterName; private int renterZip; private String sizeOfCar; private int rentalDays; protected double dailyRentalFee; protected double totalRentalFee; public class UseCarRental public class LuxuryCarRental extends CarRental { private boolean chauffeur; private double dailyChauffeurFee; public CarRental(String renterName, int renterZip, String sizeOfCar, int rentalDays) { renterName = renterName; renterZip = renterZip; sizeOfCar = sizeOfCar; rentalDays = rentalDays; </code></pre> <p>And my altered code:</p> <pre><code>public class CarRental { public static void main(String[] args) { private String renterName; private int renterZip; private String sizeOfCar; private int rentalDays; protected double dailyRentalFee; protected double totalRentalFee; } public CarRental(String renterName, int renterZip, String sizeOfCar, int rentalDays) { renterName = renterName; renterZip = renterZip; sizeOfCar = sizeOfCar; rentalDays = rentalDays; } public void setDailyRentalFee(double dailyRentalFee) { this.dailyRentalFee = dailyRentalFee; } public double getDailyRentalFee() { return dailyRentalFee; } public void display(){ if(sizeOfCar.equalsIgnoreCase("economy")) { dailyRentalFee = 29.99; } else if(sizeOfCar.equalsIgnoreCase("midsize")) { dailyRentalFee = 38.99; } else { dailyRentalFee = 43.50; } //calculates total rental fee this.totalRentalFee = this.dailyRentalFee * rentalDays; DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("0.00"); //displays output System.out.println("Car Rental - Renter Name : " + renterName + ", Renter Zip: " + renterZip + ", Size of car: " + sizeOfCar + ", Rental Days : " + rentalDays + ", Daily Rental Fee: " + dailyRentalFee + ", Total Rental Fee: " + df.format(totalRentalFee)); } public String getRenterName() { return renterName; } public int getRenterZip() { return renterZip; } public int getRentalDays() { return rentalDays; } } </code></pre>
 

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