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Thread: My polymorphism code won't work

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    Default My polymorphism code won't work

    Doing some work on polymorphism. I want to set a birthdate, hiredate and assign a bonus based on the month of year we're in. The problem I am coming across is the hireDate is showing up as null for some reason. Everything else is working fine, though. They made us write a custom date application and they want us to use that for this example, but I would like to know how to incorporate the built in Date class in Java. How can I do this with this code.

    Output currently:

    Employees processed individually:
     
    salaried employee: Bill Williams
     Social Security Number: 123-45-6789
     Birth Date: 12/7/1975
     Hire Date: null
    weekly salary: $10,800.00
    birth date: 12/7/1975
    earned: $10,800.00
     
    hourly employee: Karen Johnson
     Social Security Number: 987-65-4321
     Birth Date: 12/31/1980
     Hire Date: null
    hourly wage: $16.75; hours worked: 40.00
    earned: $670.00
     
    hourly employee: Wilma Flintstone
     Social Security Number: 387-63-4331
     Birth Date: 1/30/1987
     Hire Date: null
    hourly wage: $16.75; hours worked: 60.00
    earned: $1,172.50
     
    commission employee: Betty Rubble
     Social Security Number: 234-56-7890
     Birth Date: 8/9/1980
     Hire Date: null
    gross sales: $10,000.00; commission rate: 0.60
    earned: $6,000.00
     
    base-salaried commission employee: George Jetson
     Social Security Number: 345-67-8901
     Birth Date: 2/29/1981
     Hire Date: null
    gross sales: $6,000.00; commission rate: 0.50; base salary: $500.00
    earned: $3,500.00
     
    Employees processed polymorphically: 
     
    salaried employee: Bill Williams
     Social Security Number: 123-45-6789
     Birth Date: 12/7/1975
     Hire Date: null
    weekly salary: $10,800.00
    birth date: 12/7/1975
    earned $10800.00,
     
    hourly employee: Karen Johnson
     Social Security Number: 987-65-4321
     Birth Date: 12/31/1980
     Hire Date: null
    hourly wage: $16.75; hours worked: 40.00
    earned $670.00,
     
    hourly employee: Wilma Flintstone
     Social Security Number: 387-63-4331
     Birth Date: 1/30/1987
     Hire Date: null
    hourly wage: $16.75; hours worked: 60.00
    earned $1172.50,
     
    commission employee: Betty Rubble
     Social Security Number: 234-56-7890
     Birth Date: 8/9/1980
     Hire Date: null
    gross sales: $10,000.00; commission rate: 0.60
    earned $6000.00,
     
    base-salaried commission employee: George Jetson
     Social Security Number: 345-67-8901
     Birth Date: 2/29/1981
     Hire Date: null
    gross sales: $6,000.00; commission rate: 0.50; base salary: $500.00
    new base salary with 10% increase is: $550.00
    earned $3550.00,
     
    Employee 0 is a SalariedEmployee
    Employee 1 is a HourlyEmployee
    Employee 2 is a HourlyEmployee
    Employee 3 is a CommissionEmployee2
    Employee 4 is a BasePlusCommissionEmployee2

    public class BasePlusCommissionEmployee2 extends CommissionEmployee2 
    {
    	private double baseSalary; //base salary per week
     
    	//six argument constructor
        public BasePlusCommissionEmployee2( String first, String last,
                String ssn, double sales, double rate, double salary, String birth, String hire, int month) 
        {
            super( first, last, ssn, sales, rate, birth, hire, month);
            setBaseSalary( salary );
        }//end six-argument constructor
     
    	//set baseSalary
    	public void setBaseSalary(double salary)
    	{
    		if(salary >= 0.0)
    			baseSalary = salary;
    		else
    			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Base Salary must be more than 0.0");
    	}//end method setBaseSalary
     
    	//return base salary
    	public double getBaseSalary()
    	{
    		return baseSalary;
    	}//end method getBaseSalary
     
    	//calculate earning; override method earnings in CommissionEmployee
    	@Override
    	public double earnings()
    	{
    		return getBaseSalary() + super.earnings();
    	}//end method earnings
     
    	//return String representation of BasePlusCommissionEmployee object 
    	public String toString()
    	{
    		return String.format( "%s %s; %s: $%,.2f",
    				"base-salaried", super.toString(),
    				"base salary", getBaseSalary() );
    	} // end method toString
    }//end class CommissionEmployee2

    public class CommissionEmployee2 extends EmployeeAbstract
    {
    	private double grossSales; //gross sales 
    	private double commissionRate; //commission rate percentage
     
    	//five-argument constructor
        public CommissionEmployee2( String first, String last, String ssn,
                double sales, double rate, String birth, String hire, int month ) {
            super( first, last, ssn, birth, hire, month);
            setGrossSales( sales );
            setCommissionRate( rate );
        }
     
    	//set CommissionRate
    	public void setCommissionRate(double rate)
    	{
    		if(rate > 0.0 && rate < 1.0)
    			commissionRate = rate;
    		else
    			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Commission rate must be between 0.0 and 1.0");
    	}//end method setCommissionRate
     
    	//return commissionRate for our use
    	public double getCommissionRate()
    	{
    		return commissionRate;
    	}//end method getCommissionRate
     
    	//set GrossSales
    	public void setGrossSales(double sales)
    	{
    		if(sales >= 0.0)
    			grossSales = sales;
    		else
    			throw new IllegalArgumentException("Gross sales must be more than 0.0");
    	}//end method setGrossSales
     
    	//return GrossSales for our use
    	public double getGrossSales()
    	{
    		return grossSales;
    	}//end method getGrossSales
     
    	//calculate earnings; override abstract method earnings in Employee
    	@Override
    	public double earnings()
    	{
    		return getCommissionRate() * getGrossSales();
    	}//end method earnings
     
    	//return String representation of CommissionEmployee object
    	@Override
    	public String toString()
    	{
    		return String.format( "%s: %s\n%s: $%,.2f; %s: %.2f",
    				"commission employee", super.toString(),
    				"gross sales", getGrossSales(),
    				"commission rate", getCommissionRate() );
    	} // end method toString
     
    }//end class CommissionEmployee2

    //Date class declaration
    public class Date
    {
    	private int month; //1 -12
    	private int day; //1-31 based on month
    	private int year; // any year
     
    	private static final int[] daysPerMonth =//days in each month
    	{0, 31, 28, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31, 31, 30, 31, 30, 31};
     
    	//Constructor:  call checkMonth to confirm proper value for month;
    	//call checkDay to confirm proper value for day
    	public Date(int theMonth, int theDay, int theYear)
    	{
    		month = checkMonth( theMonth );//validate month
    		year = theYear;//to validate year
    		day = checkDay(theDay); //validate day
     
    		System.out.printf("Date object constructor for date %s\n", this);
    	}//end constructor Date
     
    	//utility method to confirm proper month value
    	private int checkMonth(int testMonth)
    	{
    		if(testMonth > 0 && testMonth <= 12)//validate month
    			return testMonth;
    		else //month is invalid
    			throw new IllegalArgumentException("month must be 1-12");
    	}//end method checkMonth
     
    	//utility method to confirm proper day value based on month and year
    	private int checkDay(int testDay)
    	{
    		//check if day in range for month
    		if (testDay > 0 && testDay <= daysPerMonth[month])
    			return testDay;
     
    		//check for leap year
    		if( month == 2 && testDay == 29 && ( year % 400 == 0 || (year % 4 == 0 && year % 100 != 0 ) ) )
    			return testDay;
     
    		throw new IllegalArgumentException("day out-of-range for the specified month and year");
    	}//ebd method checkDay
     
    	public int getMonth()
    	{
    		return month;
    	}//end method getMonth
     
    	public int getDay()
    	{
    		return day;
    	}//end method getDay
     
    	public int getYear()
    	{
    		return year;
    	}//end method getMonth
     
    	//return a String of the form month/day/year
    	public String toString()
    	{
    		return String.format("%d/%d/%d", month, day, year);
    	}//method toString
    }//end class Date

    public abstract class EmployeeAbstract
    {
    	private String firstName;
    	private String lastName;
    	private String socialSecurityNumber;
    	private String birthDate;
    	private String hireDate;
    	private int birthMonth;
     
     
    	//three-argument constructor
    	public EmployeeAbstract(String first, String last, String ssn, String birth, String hire, int Month)
    	{
    		firstName = first;
    		lastName = last;
    		socialSecurityNumber = ssn;
    		birthDate = birth;
    		birthMonth = Month;
     
    	}//end three-argument constructor
     
    	//get and set method for first name
    	public void setFirstName(String first)
    	{
    		firstName = first;
    	}//end method setfirstName
     
    	public String getFirstName()
    	{
    		return firstName;
    	}//end method getFirstName
     
    	//get and set method for last name
    	public void setLastName(String last)
    	{
    		lastName = last;
    	}//end method setLastName
     
    	public String getLastName()
    	{
    		return lastName;
    	}//end method getLastName
     
    	//get and set method for social security number
    	public void setSocialSecurityNumber(String ssn)
    	{
    		socialSecurityNumber = ssn;
    	}//end method setSocialSecurityNumber
     
    	public String getSocialSecurityNumber()
    	{
    		return socialSecurityNumber;
    	}//end method getSocialSecurityNumber
     
     
    	public String getBirthDate()
    	{
    		return birthDate;
    	}
     
    	public String getHireDate()
    	{
    		return hireDate;
    	}
     
    	public int getbirthMonth()
    	{
    		return birthMonth;
    	}
    	//return String representation of Employee object
    	@Override
    	public String toString()
    	{
    		return String.format("%s %s\n Social Security Number: %s\n Birth Date: %s\n Hire Date: %s", getFirstName(), getLastName(), getSocialSecurityNumber(), getBirthDate(), getHireDate() );
    	}//end method toString
     
    	//abstract method overridden by concrete subclasses
    	public abstract double earnings();//no implimentation here
    }//end class EmployeeAbstract

    //Employee Hierarchy test
     
     
    public class PayRollTest 
    {
    	public static void main(String[] args)
    	{
    		//create subclass object
    		SalariedEmployee salariedEmployee = new SalariedEmployee("Bill", "Williams", "123-45-6789", 10800.00, "12/7/1975", "12/31/2003", 12);
    		HourlyEmployee hourlyEmployee = new HourlyEmployee("Karen", "Johnson", "987-65-4321", 16.75, 40, "12/31/1980", "3/4/2003", 12);
    		HourlyEmployee overTimeEmployee = new HourlyEmployee("Wilma", "Flintstone", "387-63-4331", 16.75, 60, "1/30/1987", "5/4/2007", 1);
    		CommissionEmployee2 commissionEmployee = new CommissionEmployee2("Betty", "Rubble", "234-56-7890", 10000, 0.6, "8/9/1980","9/10/2005", 8);
    		BasePlusCommissionEmployee2 BPCE2 = new BasePlusCommissionEmployee2("George", "Jetson", "345-67-8901", 6000, 0.5, 500, "2/29/1981", "6/6/2008", 2);
     
    		System.out.println("Employees processed individually:\n");
     
    		System.out.printf("%s\n%s: $%,.2f\n\n", salariedEmployee, "earned", salariedEmployee.earnings());
    		System.out.printf("%s\n%s: $%,.2f\n\n", hourlyEmployee, "earned", hourlyEmployee.earnings());
    		System.out.printf("%s\n%s: $%,.2f\n\n", overTimeEmployee, "earned", overTimeEmployee.earnings());
    		System.out.printf("%s\n%s: $%,.2f\n\n", commissionEmployee, "earned", commissionEmployee.earnings());
    		System.out.printf("%s\n%s: $%,.2f\n\n", BPCE2, "earned", BPCE2.earnings());
     
    		//create an array for our employees
    		EmployeeAbstract[] employees = new EmployeeAbstract[5];
     
    		//initialize array with Employee
    		employees[0] = salariedEmployee;
    		employees[1] = hourlyEmployee;
    		employees[2] = overTimeEmployee;
    		employees[3] = commissionEmployee;
    		employees[4] = BPCE2;
     
    		System.out.println("Employees processed polymorphically: \n");
     
    		//generally process each element in array employees
    		for(EmployeeAbstract currentEmployee : employees)
    		{
    			System.out.println(currentEmployee); //invokes toString
     
    			//determine if element is a BasePlusCommissionEmployee
    			if(currentEmployee instanceof BasePlusCommissionEmployee2)
    			{
    				//downcast Employee reference to
    				//BasePlusCommissionEmployee reference
    				BasePlusCommissionEmployee2 employee = (BasePlusCommissionEmployee2) currentEmployee;
     
    				employee.setBaseSalary(1.10 * employee.getBaseSalary());
     
    				System.out.printf("new base salary with 10%% increase is: $%,.2f\n", employee.getBaseSalary());
    			}//end if
    			System.out.printf("earned $%.2f,\n\n", currentEmployee.earnings());
    		}//end for
     
    		//get type name of each  object in employees array
    		for(int j = 0; j < employees.length; j++ )
    			System.out.printf("Employee %d is a %s\n", j, employees[j].getClass().getName());
    	}//end main
    }//end PayRollTest


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    Default Re: My polymorphism code won't work

    Hello Floomer99!
    Quote Originally Posted by Floomer99 View Post
    The problem I am coming across is the hireDate is showing up as null for some reason.
    Look at your EmployeeAbstract class's constructor:
    public EmployeeAbstract(String first, String last, String ssn, String birth, String hire, int Month)
    	{
    		firstName = first;
    		lastName = last;
    		socialSecurityNumber = ssn;
    		birthDate = birth;
    		birthMonth = Month;
     
    	}
    You pass to the constructor a String hire, but you don't assign it to hireDate.

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