My first adventure for working with inheritance

**SamJava_the_Hut** · March 4th, 2019, 03:52 AM

Hi, I'm trying to learn inheritance. Here is the code of my business tier package class so far:

/**
 * This is the Parent class for all vehicle objects.
 * Child classes will be SUV, Truck, and Sedan.
 * An override of a model could be something like Toyota Corolla LE and Toyota Corolla S.
 */
 
package vehicle.business;
import java.lang.Object;
 
public class Vehicle {
 
	//instance variables
	private String make;
	private int year;
	private String model;//override possibly needed
	private double price;//override possibly needed
 
	//constructor
	public Vehicle() {
		make = "";
		year = 0;
		model = "";
		price = 0.00;
	}
	public void setMake() {
		this.make = make;
	}
	public String getMake() {
		return make;
	}
 
	public void setYear() {
		this.year = year;
	}
	public int getYear() {
		return year;
	}
 
	public void setModel() {
		this.model = model;
	}
	public String getModel() {
		return model;
	}
 
	public void setPrice() {
		this.price = price;
	}
	public double getPrice() {
		return price;
	}
 
	//Since the model name and price might vary depending on the vehicle type (this is where
	//the child classes come in, i.e. SUV, Truck, Sedan), we should provide override methods 
	//just in case:
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return model;
	}
 
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return price;
	}
}

The Object class is the superclass for all Java classes; the methods of the Object class are available from every object. I assumed that meant the Object class was a special class whose methods could be used as needed, but I got the "Duplicate method toString() in type Vehicle" error on lines 57 and 62 when I tried to provide the toString overriding method for more than one instance variable.

Am I only limited to one toString method? What if I needed my program to provide overriding for more than one string type attribute of an object?

**Norm** · March 4th, 2019, 06:31 AM

Am I only limited to one toString method?

Yes. If more than one were allowed, how would the JVM know which one to use if there was more than one with the same name?

**jim829** · March 4th, 2019, 08:59 AM

The toString method is used to print out descriptive information about the object with out having to explicitly call a method to do so. If you want to include more info to display then incorporate it into the String that is returned by toString.

Also, you might want to consider using a constructor to populate your fields with passed values.

Regards,
Jim

**SamJava_the_Hut** · March 5th, 2019, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by jim829

Also, you might want to consider using a constructor to populate your fields with passed values.

Are you talking about an overload constructor:

/**
 * This is the Parent class for all vehicle objects.
 * Child classes will be SUV, Truck, and Sedan.
 * An override of a model could be something like Toyota Corolla LE and Toyota Corolla S.
 */
 
package vehicle.business;
import java.lang.Object;
 
public class Vehicle {
 
	//instance variables
	private int serialNumber;
	private String make;
	private int year;
	private String model;//override possibly needed
	private double price;//override possibly needed
 
	//constructor
	public Vehicle() {
		serialNumber = 0;
		make = "";
		year = 0;
		model = "";
		price = 0.00;
	}
 
	//Is this what's called an overload constructor?
	public Vehicle(int serialNumber, String make, int year, String model, double price) {
		System.out.println("Constructing a Vehicle object.");
		this.serialNumber = serialNumber;
		this.make = make;
		this.year = year;
		this.model = model;
		this.price = price;
	}
 
	public void setSerialNumber() {
		this.serialNumber = serialNumber;
	}
	public int getSerialNumber() {
		return serialNumber;
	}
 
	public void setMake() {
		this.make = make;
	}
	public String getMake() {
		return make;
	}
 
	public void setYear() {
		this.year = year;
	}
	public int getYear() {
		return year;
	}
 
	public void setModel() {
		this.model = model;
	}
	public String getModel() {
		return model;
	}
 
	public void setPrice() {
		this.price = price;
	}
	public double getPrice() {
		return price;
	}
 
	//Since the model name and price might vary depending on the vehicle type (this is where
	//the child classes come in, i.e. SUV, Truck, Sedan), we should provide override methods 
	//just in case:
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return model;
	}	
}

Also, here are my child classes:

package vehicle.business;
 
public class SUV extends Vehicle {
 
	private int seatCount;
	private String suvModelVersion;
 
	public SUV() {
		super();
		seatCount = 0;
		suvModelVersion = "";
	}
 
	public void setSeatCount() {
		this.seatCount = seatCount;
	}
	public int getSeatCount() {
		return seatCount;
	}
 
	public void setSUVModelVersion() {
		this.suvModelVersion = suvModelVersion;
	}
	public String getSUVModelVersion() {
		return suvModelVersion;
	}
 
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return super.toString() +
				" version " + suvModelVersion; 
	}
}

package vehicle.business;
 
public class Truck extends Vehicle {
 
	private String cabType;//chassis cab, crew cab, or double cab
	private int bedLength;
	private int towingCapacity;
	private int payloadCapacity;
	private String truckModelVersion;
 
	public Truck() {
		super();
		cabType = "";
		bedLength = 0;
		towingCapacity = 0;
		payloadCapacity = 0;
		truckModelVersion = "";
	}
 
	public void setCabType() {
		this.cabType = cabType;
	}
	public String getCabType() {
		return cabType;
	}
 
	public void setBedLength() {
		this.bedLength = bedLength;
	}
	public int getBedLength() {
		return bedLength;
	}
 
	public void setTowingCapacity() {
		this.towingCapacity = towingCapacity;
	}
	public int getTowingCapacity() {
		return towingCapacity;
	}
 
	public void setPayloadCapacity() {
		this.payloadCapacity = payloadCapacity;
	}
	public int getPayloadCapacity() {
		return payloadCapacity;
	}
 
	public void setTruckModelVersion() {
		this.truckModelVersion = truckModelVersion;
	}
	public String getTruckModelVersion() {
		return truckModelVersion;
	}
 
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return super.toString() +
				" version " + truckModelVersion;
	}
}

package vehicle.business;
 
public class Sedan extends Vehicle {
 
	private String doorType;//four-door or two-door
	private int cylinders;
	private String sedanModelVersion;
 
	public Sedan() {
		super();
		doorType = "";
		cylinders = 0;
		sedanModelVersion = "";
	}
 
	public void setDoorType() {
		this.doorType = doorType;
	}
	public String getDoorType() {
		return doorType;
	}
 
	public void setCylinders() {
		this.cylinders = cylinders;
	}
	public int getCylinders() {
		return cylinders;
	}
 
	public void setSedanModelVersion() {
		this.sedanModelVersion = sedanModelVersion;
	}
	public String getSedanModelVersion() {
		return sedanModelVersion;
	}
 
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return super.toString() +
				" version " + sedanModelVersion;
	}
}

My current problem lies in the static database class:

package vehicle.db;
import vehicle.business.Vehicle;
import vehicle.business.Sedan;
import vehicle.business.Truck;
import vehicle.business.SUV;
 
public class StaticVehicleDB {
 
	public static Vehicle getVehicle(int serialNumber) {
		Vehicle v = null;
 
		if(serialNumber == 1111 || serialNumber == 2222) {
			SUV suv = new SUV();
			if(serialNumber == 1111) {
				suv.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				suv.setMake("Chevy");
				suv.setYear(2003);
				suv.setModel("Suburban");
				suv.setPrice(50800.99);
			}else if(serialNumber == 2222) {
				suv.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				suv.setMake("Dodge");
				suv.setYear(2001);
				suv.setModel("Durango");
				suv.setPrice(53600.99);
			}
			v = suv;//set product equal to the SUV object (this is polymorphism, right?)
		}
 
		else if(serialNumber == 3333 || serialNumber == 4444) {
			Truck truck = new Truck();
			if(serialNumber == 3333) {
				truck.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				truck.setMake("Ford");
				truck.setYear(2004);
				truck.setModel("F-150");
				truck.setPrice(56800.99);
			}else if(serialNumber == 4444) {
				truck.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				truck.setMake("Dodge");
				truck.setYear(2011);
				truck.setModel("Ram");
				truck.setPrice(58888.99);
			}
			v = truck;
		}
 
		else if(serialNumber == 5555 || serialNumber == 6666) {
			Sedan sedan = new Sedan();
			if(serialNumber == 5555) {
				sedan.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				sedan.setMake("Subaru");
				sedan.setYear(2006);
				sedan.setModel("Impreza WRX");//trail blazer
				sedan.setPrice(33800.99);
			}else if(serialNumber == 6666) {
				sedan.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				sedan.setMake("Chevy");
				sedan.setYear(1998);
				sedan.setModel("Lumina");//trail blazer
				sedan.setPrice(11338.99);
			}
			v = sedan;
		}
	}//end of getVehicle method
}//end of StaticVehicleDB class

The errors on all of my set method calls. For example, "The method setSerialNumber() in the type Vehicle is not applicable for the arguments (int)".

What's wrong?

**Norm** · March 6th, 2019, 06:26 AM

"The method setSerialNumber() in the type Vehicle is not applicable for the arguments (int)".

Check that the arguments in the calling code match those in the method's definition.

**SamJava_the_Hut** · March 6th, 2019, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Norm

Check that the arguments in the calling code match those in the method's definition.

I don't understand why you said that. The instance variable values supplied in each function call:

public static Vehicle getVehicle(int serialNumber) {
		Vehicle v = null;
 
		if(serialNumber == [COLOR="#FF0000"][B]1111 [/B][/COLOR]|| serialNumber == [B][COLOR="#FF0000"]2222[/COLOR][/B]) {
			SUV suv = new SUV();
			if(serialNumber == 1111) {
				suv.setSerialNumber([COLOR="#FF0000"][B]serialNumber[/B][/COLOR]);
				suv.setMake("[B][COLOR="#FF0000"]Chevy[/COLOR][/B]");
				suv.setYear([COLOR="#FF0000"][B]2003[/B][/COLOR]);
				suv.setModel("[B][COLOR="#FF0000"]Suburban[/COLOR][/B]");
				suv.setPrice([COLOR="#FF0000"][B]50800.99[/B][/COLOR]);
				suv.setSeatCount([COLOR="#FF0000"][B]8[/B][/COLOR]);
				suv.getSUVModelVersion("imAnSUV");
			}else if(serialNumber == 2222) {
				suv.setSerialNumber([COLOR="#FF0000"][B]serialNumber[/B][/COLOR]);
				suv.setMake("[B][COLOR="#FF0000"]Dodge[/COLOR][/B]");
				suv.setYear([B][COLOR="#FF0000"]2001[/COLOR][/B]);
				suv.setModel("[B][COLOR="#FF0000"]Durango[/COLOR][/B]");
				suv.setPrice([COLOR="#FF0000"][B]53600.99[/B][/COLOR]);
				suv.setSeatCount([B][COLOR="#FF0000"]5[/COLOR][/B]);
				suv.getSUVModelVersion("imAnSUV");
			}
			v = suv;//set product equal to the SUV object (this is polymorphism, right?)
		}
                [COLOR="#00FF00"]return v;[/COLOR]

match the datatypes in the instance variable, constructors, setters, and getters of both parent and child classes:

/**
 * This is the Parent class for all vehicle objects.
 * Child classes will be SUV, Truck, and Sedan.
 * An override of a model could be something like Toyota Corolla LE and Toyota Corolla S.
 */
 
package vehicle.business;
import java.lang.Object;
 
public class Vehicle {
 
	//instance variables
	private [COLOR="#FF0000"][B]int [/B][/COLOR]serialNumber;
	private [COLOR="#FF0000"][B]String [/B][/COLOR]make;
	private [COLOR="#FF0000"][B]int [/B][/COLOR]year;
	private [B][COLOR="#FF0000"]String [/COLOR][/B]model;//override possibly needed
	private [B][COLOR="#FF0000"]double [/COLOR][/B]price;//override possibly needed
 
	//constructor
	public Vehicle() {
		serialNumber = 0;
		make = "";
		year = 0;
		model = "";
		price = 0.00;
	}
 
	//Is this what's called an overload constructor?
	public Vehicle(int serialNumber, String make, int year, String model, double price) {
		System.out.println("Constructing a Vehicle object.");
		this.serialNumber = serialNumber;
		this.make = make;
		this.year = year;
		this.model = model;
		this.price = price;
	}
 
	public void setSerialNumber() {
		this.serialNumber = serialNumber;
	}
	public int getSerialNumber() {
		return serialNumber;
	}
 
	public void setMake() {
		this.make = make;
	}
	public String getMake() {
		return make;
	}
 
	public void setYear() {
		this.year = year;
	}
	public int getYear() {
		return year;
	}
 
	public void setModel() {
		this.model = model;
	}
	public String getModel() {
		return model;
	}
 
	public void setPrice() {
		this.price = price;
	}
	public double getPrice() {
		return price;
	}
 
	//Since the model name and price might vary depending on the vehicle type (this is where
	//the child classes come in, i.e. SUV, Truck, Sedan), we should provide override methods 
	//just in case:
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return model;
	}	
}

package vehicle.business;
 
public class SUV extends Vehicle {
 
	private [COLOR="#FF0000"][B]int [/B][/COLOR]seatCount;
	private [COLOR="#FF0000"][B]String [/B][/COLOR]suvModelVersion;
 
	public SUV() {
		super();
		seatCount = 0;
		suvModelVersion = "";
	}
 
	public void setSeatCount() {
		this.seatCount = seatCount;
	}
	public int getSeatCount() {
		return seatCount;
	}
 
	public void setSUVModelVersion() {
		this.suvModelVersion = suvModelVersion;
	}
	public String getSUVModelVersion() {
		return suvModelVersion;
	}
 
	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return super.toString() +
				" version " + suvModelVersion; 
	}
}

**Norm** · March 7th, 2019, 06:40 AM

The method's definition does NOT have any arguments. There is nothing inside the ()s:

    public void setSerialNumber() {

The code that calls the method has the argument: serialNumber:

				sedan.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);

There must be a match in the arguments between the definition and the call to the method.

Add an int argument to the method's definition so that the definition and call match.

**SamJava_the_Hut** · March 11th, 2019, 10:15 PM

Originally Posted by Norm

There must be a match in the arguments between the definition and the call to the method.

Add an int argument to the method's definition so that the definition and call match.

Ok, I finally did what you said, the warnings such as "The assignment to variable seatCount has no effect" in the SUV, Truck, and Sedan setter class methods have gone away.

Unfortunately, the errors like "The method setSerialNumber() in the type Vehicle is not applicable for the arguments (int)" still exist in the StaticVehicleDB class though:

package vehicle.db;
import vehicle.business.Vehicle;
import vehicle.business.Sedan;
import vehicle.business.Truck;
import vehicle.business.SUV;
 
public class StaticVehicleDB {
 
	//object type test:
	Vehicle vehicle = new Vehicle();
	/*
	if(vehicle instanceof SUV) {
		System.out.println("This is an SUV object.");
	}
	*/
	public static Vehicle getVehicle(int serialNumber) {
		//Vehicle v = null;
		vehicle.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
		if(serialNumber == 1111 || serialNumber == 2222) {
			SUV suv = new SUV();
			suv.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
			if(serialNumber == 1111) {
				//suv.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				suv.setMake("Chevy");
				suv.setYear(2003);
				suv.setModel("Suburban");
				suv.setPrice(50800.99);
				suv.setSeatCount(8);
				suv.getSUVModelVersion("imAnSUV");
			}else if(serialNumber == 2222) {
				//suv.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				suv.setMake("Dodge");
				suv.setYear(2001);
				suv.setModel("Durango");
				suv.setPrice(53600.99);
				suv.setSeatCount(5);
				suv.getSUVModelVersion("imAnSUV");
			}
			v = suv;//set product equal to the SUV object (this is polymorphism, right?)
		}
 
		else if(serialNumber == 3333 || serialNumber == 4444) {
			Truck truck = new Truck();
			if(serialNumber == 3333) {
				truck.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				truck.setMake("Ford");
				truck.setYear(2004);
				truck.setModel("F-150");
				truck.setPrice(56800.99);
			}else if(serialNumber == 4444) {
				truck.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				truck.setMake("Dodge");
				truck.setYear(2011);
				truck.setModel("Ram");
				truck.setPrice(58888.99);
			}
			v = truck;
		}
 
		else if(serialNumber == 5555 || serialNumber == 6666) {
			Sedan sedan = new Sedan();
			if(serialNumber == 5555) {
				sedan.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				sedan.setMake("Subaru");
				sedan.setYear(2006);
				sedan.setModel("Impreza WRX");//trail blazer
				sedan.setPrice(33800.99);
			}else if(serialNumber == 6666) {
				sedan.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				sedan.setMake("Chevy");
				sedan.setYear(1998);
				sedan.setModel("Lumina");//trail blazer
				sedan.setPrice(11338.99);
			}
			v = sedan;
		}
		return v;
	}//end of getVehicle method
}//end of StaticVehicleDB class

Line 18 also has the error, "Cannot make a static reference to the non-static field vehicle", which is weird, since I made a Vehicle object instance on line 10.

Lines 39, 57, 75, and 77 also say, "v cannot be resolved to a variable".

Why is all of this happening? I thought child classes are supposed to inherit methods from the parent class. What am I missing for the sake of parent and child class polymorphism here?

**Norm** · March 12th, 2019, 05:58 AM

"Cannot make a static reference to the non-static field vehicle",

A static method can not refer to a non-static field.
Why is the getVehicle method static? Change it to non-static to allow it to reference the vehicle field.
Or move the definition of vehicle inside of the method so it is in scope where used.
Is an instance of the StaticVehicleDB ever created? What is the purpose of the class?

"v cannot be resolved to a variable".

Where is v defined? Make sure it is defined in the same scope where it is referenced.

**SamJava_the_Hut** · March 21st, 2019, 01:45 AM

Originally Posted by Norm

Why is the getVehicle method static? Change it to non-static to allow it to reference the vehicle field.
Or move the definition of vehicle inside of the method so it is in scope where used.

Well, I chose the latter, but I'm still getting the same error several times in the code (for example on line 12, "The method setSerialNumber() in the type Vehicle is not applicable for the arguments (int)"). After adding in the set methods to get the other parameters from the child classes, I have found that the set methods from the Vehicle parent class are still giving errors like line 12. The child class set method calls (except for the SUV child class ones) on lines 44-48, 55-59, 72-74, and 81-83, on the other hand, are not giving any errors. Here is the latest version of the StaticVehicleDB code:

package vehicle.db;
import vehicle.business.Vehicle;
import vehicle.business.Sedan;
import vehicle.business.Truck;
import vehicle.business.SUV;
 
public class StaticVehicleDB {
 
	public static Vehicle getVehicle(int serialNumber) {
 
	Vehicle v = new Vehicle();	
		v.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
		if(serialNumber == 1111 || serialNumber == 2222) {
			SUV suv = new SUV();
			suv.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
			if(serialNumber == 1111) {
				//suv.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				suv.setMake("Chevy");
				suv.setYear(2003);
				suv.setModel("Suburban");
				suv.setPrice(50800.99);
				suv.setSeatCount(8);
				suv.getSUVModelVersion("imAnSUV");
			}else if(serialNumber == 2222) {
				//suv.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				suv.setMake("Dodge");
				suv.setYear(2001);
				suv.setModel("Durango");
				suv.setPrice(53600.99);
				suv.setSeatCount(5);
				suv.getSUVModelVersion("imAnSUV");
			}
			v = suv;//set product equal to the SUV object (this is polymorphism, right?)
		}
 
		else if(serialNumber == 3333 || serialNumber == 4444) {
			Truck truck = new Truck();
			if(serialNumber == 3333) {
				truck.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				truck.setMake("Ford");
				truck.setYear(2004);
				truck.setModel("F-150");
				truck.setPrice(56800.99);
				truck.setCabType("Crew-Cab");
				truck.setBedLength(7);
				truck.setTowingCapacity(15000);
				truck.setPayloadCapacity(17000);
				truck.setTruckModelVersion("imATruck");
			}else if(serialNumber == 4444) {
				truck.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				truck.setMake("Dodge");
				truck.setYear(2011);
				truck.setModel("Ram");
				truck.setPrice(58888.99);
				truck.setCabType("Double-Cab");
				truck.setBedLength(7);
				truck.setTowingCapacity(15000);
				truck.setPayloadCapacity(17000);
				truck.setTruckModelVersion("imATruck");
			}
			v = truck;
		}
 
		else if(serialNumber == 5555 || serialNumber == 6666) {
			Sedan sedan = new Sedan();
			if(serialNumber == 5555) {
				sedan.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				sedan.setMake("Subaru");
				sedan.setYear(2006);
				sedan.setModel("Impreza WRX");
				sedan.setPrice(33800.99);
				sedan.setDoorType("Two-Door");
				sedan.setCylinders(4);
				sedan.setSedanModelVersion("imASedan");
			}else if(serialNumber == 6666) {
				sedan.setSerialNumber(serialNumber);
				sedan.setMake("Chevy");
				sedan.setYear(1998);
				sedan.setModel("Lumina");
				sedan.setPrice(11338.99);
				sedan.setDoorType("Four-Door");
				sedan.setCylinders(6);
				sedan.setSedanModelVersion("imASedan");
			}
			v = sedan;
		}
		return v;
	}//end of getVehicle method
}//end of StaticVehicleDB class

The weird thing is that the child class set methods for the SUV class (called on lines 22, 23, 30, and 31) are still giving the same kind of error as line 12. What is up with that?

Originally Posted by Norm

Is an instance of the StaticVehicleDB ever created? What is the purpose of the class?

The purpose of the class is just as it looks. I want the functionality of creating an object out of my child classes (Sedan, SUV, and Truck), depending on the serial number that will be entered by the user in the main method of the VehicleApp class.

Originally Posted by Norm

Where is v defined? Make sure it is defined in the same scope where it is referenced.

That scope is fixed. The problem now is that the program doesn't understand what the parent class set methods are supposed to do in the StaticVehicleDB class.

**Norm** · March 21st, 2019, 06:06 AM

The method setSerialNumber() in the type Vehicle is not applicable for the arguments (int)

The compiler can not find a definition for the setSerialNumber method in the Vehicle class that takes an int value. Change the definition of the setSerialNumber method in the Vehicle class to take an int parameter.
See post#7

Also look at the tutorial: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutor...arguments.html

**SamJava_the_Hut** · March 22nd, 2019, 03:15 AM

The code finally does what I want! There's just one little problem. The program says, "Bye!" and quits before the user can input a y or n to choose to continue or not to continue:

package vehicle.ui;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Scanner;
import vehicle.db.StaticVehicleDB;
import vehicle.business.*;
 
public class VehicleApp {
 
	public static void main(String args[]) {
		System.out.println("Welcome to the vehicle zone!");
		System.out.println();
 
		Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
		String choice = "y";
		while(choice.equalsIgnoreCase("y")) {
			System.out.println("Enter a valid vehicle serial number.");
			int serialNumber = input.nextInt();
			Vehicle v = StaticVehicleDB.getVehicle(serialNumber);			
			System.out.println();
 
			if(v != null) {
				if(v instanceof SUV) {
					System.out.println("You entered " + serialNumber + ", which is an SUV object.");
					SUV suv = (SUV) v;//cast the Vehicle object back to an SUV object
					String message = 
					"Vehicle maker: " + v.getMake() + "\n" +
					"Vehicle year: " + v.getYear() + "\n" +
					"Vehicle model: " + v.getModel() + "\n" +
					"Vehicle price: " + v.getPrice() + "\n" +
					"Number of seats: " + suv.getSeatCount() + "\n" +
					"Model name for this vehicle type: " + suv.getSUVModelVersion() + "\n"; 
					System.out.println(message);
				}else if(v instanceof Truck) {
					System.out.println("You entered " + serialNumber + ", which is a Truck object.");
					Truck truck = (Truck) v;
					String message = 
					"Vehicle maker: " + v.getMake() + "\n" +
					"Vehicle year: " + v.getYear() + "\n" +
					"Vehicle model: " + v.getModel() + "\n" +
					"Vehicle price: " + v.getPrice() + "\n" +
					"Cab type: " + truck.getCabType() + "\n" +
					"Cargo bed length: " + truck.getBedLength() + " feet" + "\n" +
					"Towing capacity: " + truck.getTowingCapacity() + " lbs" + "\n" +
					"Payload capacity: " + truck.getPayloadCapacity() + " lbs" + "\n" +
					"Model name for this vehicle type: " + truck.getTruckModelVersion() + "\n";
 					System.out.println(message);
				}else if(v instanceof Sedan) {
					System.out.println("You entered " + serialNumber + ", which is a Sedan object.");
					Sedan sd = (Sedan) v;
					String message = 
					"Vehicle maker: " + v.getMake() + "\n" +
					"Vehicle year: " + v.getYear() + "\n" +
					"Vehicle model: " + v.getModel() + "\n" +
					"Vehicle price: " + v.getPrice() + "\n" +
					"Door type: " + sd.getDoorType() + "\n" +
					"Engine type: " + sd.getCylinders() + " cylinders" + "\n" +
					"Model name for this vehicle type: " + sd.getSedanModelVersion() + "\n";
					System.out.println(message);
				}else {
					System.out.println("The serial number you entered did not match any vehicles in the StaticVehicleDB database.");
				}				
			}//end of if(v != null)
 
			System.out.println();
			System.out.println("Do you wish to continue (y/n)?");
			choice = input.nextLine();
			System.out.println();
		}//end of while(choice.equalsIgnoreCase("y"))
		input.close();
		System.out.println("Bye!");
	}
}

Output sample:

Welcome to the vehicle zone!

Enter a valid vehicle serial number.
2222

You entered 2222, which is an SUV object.
Vehicle maker: Dodge
Vehicle year: 2001
Vehicle model: Durango
Vehicle price: 53600.99
Number of seats: 5
Model name for this vehicle type: imAnSUV

Do you wish to continue (y/n)?

Bye!

The scope of my curly braces seem fine. Any idea for what's causing this?

**Norm** · March 22nd, 2019, 06:01 AM

The program says, "Bye!" and quits before the user can input a y or n to choose to continue or not to continue:

That is probably because of the issue in the Scanner class when the nextLine method is called after any of the next... methods.
See: https://christprogramming.wordpress....on-mistakes-1/

**jim829** · March 22nd, 2019, 08:38 AM

Am I only limited to one toString method?

I didn't consider this at the time but you can control what String to return by the use of conditionals within the toString() method. I do not know if this is considered good practice but it is certainly doable.

Regards,
Jim

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