Thread: how can i pass objects into a parameter and display them in the method

this is what i have coded so far
public class Animals {


public static void main(String args[]){

Dog dog = new Dog();
dog.setAnimalType("dog");
Cat cat = new Cat();
cat.setAnimalType("cat");
Fish fish = new Fish();
fish.setAnimalType("fish");
}


public static void displayObject(Dog dog, Cat cat, Fish fish){
System.out.println("this a " +dog.getAnimalType());
System.out.println("this a " +cat.getAnimalType());
System.out.println("this a " +fish.getAnimalType());
}

}
this is one of the classes dog cat and fish look the same
public class Dog {
public String animaltype1;

public String getAnimalType(){
return animaltype1;
}
public void setAnimalType(String name){
animaltype1 = name;
}

}

i figured out how to pass objects into the parameters as shown in the code above i cannot get the method to display the objects on the console i tried putting the displayObject method into the main method and i get multiple syntax errors. i pretty much am trying to use the class animal to println the classes dog cat and fish on the command prompt(in textpad) or console ( in eclipse). i am pretty much stuck on the whole thing the code i wrote i posted i could be going in right direction or wrong direction i need help basically and lots of it

this is the code another way
package com.emcher.animal;

public class Animals {


public static void main(String args[]){

Dog dog = new Dog();
dog.setAnimalType("dog");
Cat cat = new Cat();
cat.setAnimalType("cat");
Fish fish = new Fish();
fish.setAnimalType("fish");

}

public static void displayObject(Dog dog, Cat cat, Fish fish){
System.out.println("this a " +dog.getAnimalType());
System.out.println("this a " +cat.getAnimalType());
System.out.println("this a " +fish.getAnimalType());
}

}

C:\Users\Emery\workspace\CertPractice\src\com\emch er\animal\Animals.java:17: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Dog
location: class com.emcher.animal.Animals
public static void displayObject(Dog dog, Cat cat, Fish fish){
^
C:\Users\Emery\workspace\CertPractice\src\com\emch er\animal\Animals.java:17: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Cat
location: class com.emcher.animal.Animals
public static void displayObject(Dog dog, Cat cat, Fish fish){
^
C:\Users\Emery\workspace\CertPractice\src\com\emch er\animal\Animals.java:17: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Fish
location: class com.emcher.animal.Animals
public static void displayObject(Dog dog, Cat cat, Fish fish){
^
C:\Users\Emery\workspace\CertPractice\src\com\emch er\animal\Animals.java:8: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Dog
location: class com.emcher.animal.Animals
Dog dog = new Dog();
^
C:\Users\Emery\workspace\CertPractice\src\com\emch er\animal\Animals.java:8: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Dog
location: class com.emcher.animal.Animals
Dog dog = new Dog();
^
C:\Users\Emery\workspace\CertPractice\src\com\emch er\animal\Animals.java:10: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Cat
location: class com.emcher.animal.Animals
Cat cat = new Cat();
^
C:\Users\Emery\workspace\CertPractice\src\com\emch er\animal\Animals.java:10: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Cat
location: class com.emcher.animal.Animals
Cat cat = new Cat();
^
C:\Users\Emery\workspace\CertPractice\src\com\emch er\animal\Animals.java:12: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Fish
location: class com.emcher.animal.Animals
Fish fish = new Fish();
^
C:\Users\Emery\workspace\CertPractice\src\com\emch er\animal\Animals.java:12: cannot find symbol
symbol : class Fish
location: class com.emcher.animal.Animals
Fish fish = new Fish();
^
9 errors

Tool completed with exit code 1

ok i figured it out on my own thought it was way more complicated than what it was i madethe display method i just never used it
public class Animals {


public static void main(String args[]){

Dog dog = new Dog();
dog.setAnimalType("dog");
Cat cat = new Cat();
cat.setAnimalType("cat");
Fish fish = new Fish();
fish.setAnimalType("fish");
displayObject(dog, cat, fish);
}
public static void displayObject(Dog dog, Cat cat, Fish fish){
System.out.println("this a " +dog.getAnimalType());
System.out.println("this a " +cat.getAnimalType());
System.out.println("this a " +fish.getAnimalType());
}




}
sorry if i was coming off like an ahole i am very very new to programming. i have no previous experience and am trying to teach myself with a little help from a couple of friends