Thread: Interface and abstract class problem

Hey guys, so I am trying to learn how to use interfaces abstract classes , and I've ran into a problem. So this is my code

 
interface Article {
   public String getName();
   public double getPrice();
   public String getDescription();
 
}
 
abstract class AbstractArticle implements Article {
	final private String name;
	final private double price;
	final private String description;
 
	AbstractArticle(String name,double price,String description) {
		this.name = name;
		this.price = price;
		this.description = description;		
	}
 
	public String getName() {
		return name;
	}
 
	public double getPrice() {
		return price;
	}
 
	public String getDescription() {
		return description;
	}
}
 
class Accessory extends AbstractArticle {
	final String instructionsForUse;
 
	Accessory(String name, double price, String description, String instructionsForUse) {
		super(name,price,description);
		this.instructionsForUse = instructionsForUse;
	}
 
	public String getinstructionsForUse() {
		return instructionsForUse;
	}
}
 
class Merchandise implements Article {
	final private int quantity;
	Article article;
 
	Merchandise(Article article) {
		this.article = article;
		quantity = 0;	
	}
 
	Merchandise(Article article, int quantity) {
		this.article = article;
		this.quantity = quantity;
	}
 
	public int getQuantity() {
		return quantity;
	}
 
	public Article getArticle() {
		return article;
	}
 
 
}

So as you can see I have this interface Called article and i implement it in an abstract class,inherit the methods from the interface, use the abstract class to write another concrete class (Accessory) in which i use the super key word to call the methods from the abstract class(name,description,price). Now In this Merchandise class I'm having an issue. So according to the graph it extends from the Interface Article as well, and in the class its self i need to implement a final field (that is quantity) and also two constructors (Article article) to set the starting value of quantity to 0 (hopefully I did that right) and a second one to initialize the parameters. And i need to use getters to get the values of quantity and article. Now I've done that but when i try to compile the class I get this error that says i need to override the method getDescription or make the class Merchandise abstract. How do i solve this. I can't make the class abstract beacuse that is against the rules of the assignment, but rewrting those methods bring me nothing.Is there any way to avoid this? Thanks!

Is there any way to avoid putting all of those methods in that class,because if i put the getDescription() method I need to put the other 2 as well?

Well the diagram says to do so, okay thanks I'll see what i can figure out

Hey folks! So after a few days of coding I have done finished this program partially. What I mean by that is the following:

 
public static Warehouse fromCsv(String file) {
		In.open(file);
		String material = In.readFile();
		In.close();
 
		String lines[] = material.split("\n");
        Merchandise[] merchandise = new Merchandise[lines.length];
		for(int i=0; i<merchandise.length; i++) {
			String[] parts = lines[i].split(",");
 
 
		Article article = null;
		if(parts[0].equals("instrument")) {
			article = new Instrument(parts[1],Double.parseDouble(parts[2]),parts[3],Integer.parseInt(parts[4]));
		}else{
			article = new Accessory(parts[1],Double.parseDouble(parts[2]),parts[3],parts[4]);
		}
		merchandise[i] = new Merchandise(article,Integer.parseInt(parts[5]));
		}
		return new Warehouse(merchandise);
	}
 
	public Merchandise[] getMerchandise() {
		return merchandise.clone();
	}
 
	public Merchandise findMerchandise(String name) {
		Merchandise found = null;
		for(Merchandise the : merchandise) {
			if(the.getArticle().getName().equals(name)) {
				found = the;
				break;
			}
		}
 
class Shop {
	private final Warehouse warehouse;
 
	Shop(Warehouse warehouse){
		this.warehouse = warehouse;
	}
 
	public void printCatalog() {
		Out.println();
		Out.formatln("%-30s%20s%10s", "Name" , "Price","Quantity");
		String format = "%-30s%20.2f%10d"; 
		for(Merchandise the : warehouse.getMerchandise()) {
		 Out.formatln(format,the.getArticle().getName(),the.getArticle().getPrice(),the.getQuantity());
		 }  
	} 
 
	public void printProductDescription(String name){
		Merchandise merchandise = warehouse.findMerchandise(name);
 
		 Out.println();
		 if (merchandise != null) { 
		 Out.println(merchandise); 
		 } else { 
		 Out.println("Article does not exist"); 
		 } 
	 }
 
class Main {
	public static void main(String[] args) {
		Warehouse warehouse = Warehouse.fromCsv("warehouse.csv");
		Shop shop = new Shop(warehouse);
 
		while(true) {
			Out.println("Pianos & more");
			Out.println("0. Print Catalogue");
			Out.println("1. Search Article");
			Out.println();
			Out.print("Selection:");
			int selection = In.readInt();
			In.read();
 
 
			switch(selection) {
				case 0:
				shop.printCatalog();
				break;
				case 1:
				Out.print("Article name:");
				String name = In.readLine();
				shop.printProductDescription(name);
				break;
				default:
				Out.println("Invalid selection");
			}
		}
	}
}

Now the the part of the Program where I need to print out the catalog is working just fine, but the part of the code where I need to search an article isn't working, after I input the article name it gives me the "article doesnt exist message" and after another try it just print out the catalog a few times. What could be causing this?

Well, to be honest I dont even know what debuggin is, we haven't covered that part yet.And about the print statements I will try thanks for the idea.

Hey just to update on the thread,I have resolved the input issue by using In.readString() and putting the article name under " " in the CMD.