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    <p>I am in an introductory java course and we just started learning about inheritance. I am working on a task that asks that we create a "Pet" superclass with name and age; and three subclasses, each with their own unique trait (I have chosen "Dog", "Cat", and "Bird"). After we have all these built, we are to create a Main class to test everything, and this is where I am running into problems. I am attempting to call the <code>get</code> methods for these unique traits within <code>Main</code>, but it seems to only find methods that are in the superclass.</p> <p>Here is the Main class:</p> <pre><code>public class Kennel { public static void main(String[] args) { // Create the pet objects Pet cat = new Cat("Feline", 12, "Orange"); Pet dog = new Dog("Spot", 14, "Dalmation"); Pet bird = new Bird("Feathers", 56, 12); // Print out the status of the animals System.out.println("I have a cat named " + cat.getName() + ". He is " + cat.getAge() + " years old." + " He is " + cat.getColor() + "When he speaks he says " + cat.speak()); System.out.println("I also have a dog named " + dog.getName() + ". He is " + dog.getAge() + " years old." + " He is a " + dog.getBreed() + " When he speaks he says " + dog.speak()); System.out.println("And Finally I have a bird named " + bird.getName() + ". He is " + bird.getAge() + " years old." + " He has a wingspan of " + bird.getWingspan() + " inches." + " When he speaks he says " + bird.speak()); } } </code></pre> <p>Here is my superclass </p> <pre><code>abstract public class Pet { private String name; private int age; // Constructor public Pet(String petName, int petAge) { this.name = petName; this.age = petAge; } // Getters public String getName() { return(this.name); } public int getAge() { return(this.age); } // Setters public void setName(String nameSet) { this.name = nameSet; } public void setAge(int ageSet) { this.age = ageSet; } // Other Methods abstract public String speak(); // toString @Override public String toString() { String answer = "Name: " + this.name + " Age: " + this.age; return answer; } } </code></pre> <p>And here is one of the subclasses (they all look the same and are having the same error)</p> <pre><code>public class Cat extends Pet { private String color; // Constructor public Cat(String petName, int petAge, String petColor) { super(petName, petAge); this.color = petColor; } // Getters public String getColor() { return(this.color); } // Setters public void setColor(String colorSet) { this.color = colorSet; } // Other Methods @Override public String speak() { return "Meow!"; } // toString @Override public String toString() { String answer = "Name: " + super.getName() + " Age: "+super.getAge() + " Color: " + this.color; return answer; } } </code></pre> <p>So what is happening is I can't get the main method to find the <code>cat.getColor()</code> method, or any of the other ones unique to the subclasses.</p>
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    1. COwhat is the error? I believe you have to cast it since you did `Pet cat = new Cat(...` instead of `Cat cat = new Cat(...`.
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    2. COThis cleared it up, thank you!
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