Help me please with Shape hierarchy

**ericeclifford** · June 23rd, 2019, 10:55 PM

I am having trouble with this code for my Java class, I can not get this to work in the Myprogramming lab, it seemed to be an issue with the prompt. Here is the damage I have done thus far and thanks!:

Driver.java:32: error: non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context
obj = new Circle(r);
^
Driver.java:38: error: non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context
obj = new Square(r);
^
Driver.java:48: error: non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context
obj = new Triangle(side1, side2, side3);
^
Driver.java:54: error: non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context
obj = new Sphere(r);
^
Driver.java:60: error: non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context
obj = new Cube(r);
^
Driver.java:66: error: non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context
obj = new Tetrahedron(r);
^
6 errors
1 import java.util.Scanner;
2
3 class Driver
4 {
5
6
7 private static void main(String[] args)
8 {
9 Object obj;
10 int first;
11 int second;
12 double r;
13 Scanner stdin = new Scanner(System.in);
14 System.out.print("Enter\n1)Two dimensional shape\n2)Three dimensional shape:");
15 first = stdin.nextInt();
16 if(first==1)
17
18 {
19 System.out.print("Enter\n1)Circle\n2)Square\n3)Tri angle:");
20 second = stdin.nextInt();
21
22 } else {
23 System.out.print("Enter\n1)Sphere\n2)Cube\n3)Tetra hedron:");
24 second = stdin.nextInt();
25 }
26 int choice = first*10 + second;
27 switch(choice)
28 {
29 case 11:
30 System.out.print("Enter radius of circle:");
31 r = stdin.nextDouble();
32 obj = new Circle(r);
33 System.out.print(obj.toString());
34 break;
35 case 12:
36 System.out.print("Enter side of square:");
37 r = stdin.nextDouble();
38 obj = new Square(r);
39 System.out.print(obj.toString());
40 break;
41 case 13:
42 System.out.print("Enter side of triangle:");
43 double side1 = stdin.nextDouble();
44 System.out.print("Enter side of triangle:");
45 double side2 = stdin.nextDouble();
46 System.out.print("Enter side of triangle:");
47 double side3 = stdin.nextDouble();
48 obj = new Triangle(side1, side2, side3);
49 System.out.print(obj.toString());
50 break;
51 case 21:
52 System.out.print("Enter side of sphere");
53 r = stdin.nextDouble();
54 obj = new Sphere(r);
55 System.out.print(obj.toString());
56 break;
57 case 22:
58 System.out.print("Enter side of cube:");
59 r = stdin.nextDouble();
60 obj = new Cube(r);
61 System.out.print(obj.toString());
62 break;
63 case 23:
64 System.out.print("Enter side of tetrahedron:");
65 r = stdin.nextDouble();
66 obj = new Tetrahedron(r);
67 System.out.print(obj.toString());
68 break;
69 default:
70 System.out.print("NOPE");
71 break;
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79 }
80
81 }
82
83 abstract class Shape extends Object {}
84 abstract class TwoDimensionalShape extends Shape
85 {
86 public double perimeter () {return 0.0;}
87 public double area() {return 0.0;}
88 public String toString()
89 {
90 return String.format("Area: %.2f%nPerimeter: %.2f%n", area(), perimeter ());
91 }
92 }
93 class Circle extends TwoDimensionalShape
94 {
95 private double r;
96 public Circle(double r) {this.r = r;}
97 public double area() {return Math.PI*this.r*this.r;}
98 public double perimeter() {return Math.PI * 2 * this.r;}
99
100 }
101
102 class Square extends TwoDimensionalShape
103 {
104 private double side;
105 public Square(double side) {this.side = side;}
106 public double area() {return this.side * this.side;}
107 public double perimeter() {return this.side * 4;}
108 }
109
110 class Triangle extends TwoDimensionalShape
111 {
112 private double side1;
113 private double side2;
114 private double side3;
115 public Triangle(double side1, double side2, double side3)
116 {
117 this.side1 = side1;
118 this.side2 = side2;
119 this.side3 = side3;
120 }
121 public double perimeter() {return this.side1 + this.side2 + this.side3;}
122 public double area()
123 {
124 double half = (this.side1+this.side2+this.side3)/2;
125 double calc = Math.sqrt(half*(half-this.side1)*(half-this.side2)*(half-this.side3));
126 return calc;
127 }
128 }
129
130 class ThreeDimensionalShape extends Shape
131 {
132 public double getVolume() {return 0.0;}
133 public double getSurfaceArea() {return 0.0;}
134 public String toString()
135 {
136 return String.format("Surface area:%.2f%nVolume: %.2f%n", getSurfaceArea(), getVolume());
137 }
138
139
140 }
141
142 class Sphere extends ThreeDimensionalShape
143 {
144 private double r;
145 public Sphere(double r) {this.r = r;}
146 public double getVolume() {return (Math.PI * this.r * this.r * this.r * 4)/3.0;}
147 public double getSurfaceArea() {return 4*Math.PI * this.r * this.r;}
148
149 }
150
151 class Cube extends ThreeDimensionalShape
152 {
153 private double side;
154 public Cube(double side) {this.side = side;}
155 public double getVolume() {return this.side * this.side * this.side;}
156 public double getSurfaceArea() {return this.side*this.side*6;}
157
158 }
159
160 class Tetrahedron extends ThreeDimensionalShape
161 {
162 private double side;
163 public Tetrahedron(double side) {this.side = side;}
164 public double getVolume() {return this.side * this.side * this.side/(Math.sqrt(2)*6);}
165 public double getSurfaceArea() {return this.side * this.side * Math.sqrt(3);}
166 }
167 }

**Norm** · June 24th, 2019, 05:32 AM

non-static variable this cannot be referenced from a static context

The non static inner classes can only be created in an instance of their enclosing class.
It should compile if the classes are changed to static by adding the keyword static before the keyword class:
static class Circle ...

**ericeclifford** · June 24th, 2019, 07:07 AM

Originally Posted by Norm

The non static inner classes can only be created in an instance of their enclosing class.
It should compile if the classes are changed to static by adding the keyword static before the keyword class:
static class Circle ...

That does work but then I get this error when I do this:

Driver.java:96: error: no enclosing instance of type Driver is in scope
public Circle(double r) {this.r = r;}
^
1 import java.util.Scanner;
2
3 class Driver
4 {
5
6
7 private static void main(String[] args)
8 {
9 Object obj;
10 int first;
11 int second;
12 double r;
13 Scanner stdin = new Scanner(System.in);
14 System.out.print("Enter\n1)Two dimensional shape\n2)Three dimensional shape:");
15 first = stdin.nextInt();
16 if(first==1)
17
18 {
19 System.out.print("Enter\n1)Circle\n2)Square\n3)Tri angle:");
20 second = stdin.nextInt();
21
22 } else {
23 System.out.print("Enter\n1)Sphere\n2)Cube\n3)Tetra hedron:");
24 second = stdin.nextInt();
25 }
26 int choice = first*10 + second;
27 switch(choice)
28 {
29 case 11:
30 System.out.print("Enter radius of circle:");
31 r = stdin.nextDouble();
32 obj = new Circle(r);
33 System.out.print(obj.toString());
34 break;
35 case 12:
36 System.out.print("Enter side of square:");
37 r = stdin.nextDouble();
38 obj = new Square(r);
39 System.out.print(obj.toString());
40 break;
41 case 13:
42 System.out.print("Enter side of triangle:");
43 double side1 = stdin.nextDouble();
44 System.out.print("Enter side of triangle:");
45 double side2 = stdin.nextDouble();
46 System.out.print("Enter side of triangle:");
47 double side3 = stdin.nextDouble();
48 obj = new Triangle(side1, side2, side3);
49 System.out.print(obj.toString());
50 break;
51 case 21:
52 System.out.print("Enter side of sphere");
53 r = stdin.nextDouble();
54 obj = new Sphere(r);
55 System.out.print(obj.toString());
56 break;
57 case 22:
58 System.out.print("Enter side of cube:");
59 r = stdin.nextDouble();
60 obj = new Cube(r);
61 System.out.print(obj.toString());
62 break;
63 case 23:
64 System.out.print("Enter side of tetrahedron:");
65 r = stdin.nextDouble();
66 obj = new Tetrahedron(r);
67 System.out.print(obj.toString());
68 break;
69 default:
70 System.out.print("NOPE");
71 break;
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79 }
80
81 }
82
83 abstract class Shape extends Object {}
84 abstract class TwoDimensionalShape extends Shape
85 {
86 public double perimeter () {return 0.0;}
87 public double area() {return 0.0;}
88 public String toString()
89 {
90 return String.format("Area: %.2f%nPerimeter: %.2f%n", area(), perimeter ());
91 }
92 }
93 static class Circle extends TwoDimensionalShape
94 {
95 private double r;
96 public Circle(double r) {this.r = r;}
97 public double area() {return Math.PI*this.r*this.r;}
98 public double perimeter() {return Math.PI * 2 * this.r;}
99
100 }
101
102 static class Square extends TwoDimensionalShape
103 {
104 private double side;
105 public Square(double side) {this.side = side;}
106 public double area() {return this.side * this.side;}
107 public double perimeter() {return this.side * 4;}
108 }
109
110 static class Triangle extends TwoDimensionalShape
111 {
112 private double side1;
113 private double side2;
114 private double side3;
115 public Triangle(double side1, double side2, double side3)
116 {
117 this.side1 = side1;
118 this.side2 = side2;
119 this.side3 = side3;
120 }
121 public double perimeter() {return this.side1 + this.side2 + this.side3;}
122 public double area()
123 {
124 double half = (this.side1+this.side2+this.side3)/2;
125 double calc = Math.sqrt(half*(half-this.side1)*(half-this.side2)*(half-this.side3));
126 return calc;
127 }
128 }
129
130 static class ThreeDimensionalShape extends Shape
131 {
132 public double getVolume() {return 0.0;}
133 public double getSurfaceArea() {return 0.0;}
134 public String toString()
135 {
136 return String.format("Surface area:%.2f%nVolume: %.2f%n", getSurfaceArea(), getVolume());
137 }
138
139
140 }
141
142 static class Sphere extends ThreeDimensionalShape
143 {
144 private double r;
145 public Sphere(double r) {this.r = r;}
146 public double getVolume() {return (Math.PI * this.r * this.r * this.r * 4)/3.0;}
147 public double getSurfaceArea() {return 4*Math.PI * this.r * this.r;}
148
149 }
150
151 static class Cube extends ThreeDimensionalShape
152 {
153 private double side;
154 public Cube(double side) {this.side = side;}
155 public double getVolume() {return this.side * this.side * this.side;}
156 public double getSurfaceArea() {return this.side*this.side*6;}
157
158 }
159
160 static class Tetrahedron extends ThreeDimensionalShape
161 {
162 private double side;
163 public Tetrahedron(double side) {this.side = side;}
164 public double getVolume() {return this.side * this.side * this.side/(Math.sqrt(2)*6);}
165 public double getSurfaceArea() {return this.side * this.side * Math.sqrt(3);}
166 }
167 }

**Norm** · June 24th, 2019, 07:14 AM

no enclosing instance of type Driver is in scope

Make sure all inner classes are static.

Please edit your post and wrap your code with code tags:

[code]
**YOUR CODE GOES HERE**
[/code]

to get highlighting and preserve formatting.

**ericeclifford** · June 24th, 2019, 08:44 AM

Originally Posted by Norm

Make sure all inner classes are static.

Please edit your post and wrap your code with code tags:

import java.util.Scanner;
 
class Driver
{
 
 
	 private static void main(String[] args)
	{
		Object obj;
		int first;
		int second;
		double r;
		Scanner stdin = new Scanner(System.in);
		System.out.print("Enter\n1)Two dimensional shape\n2)Three dimensional shape:");
		first = stdin.nextInt();
		if(first==1)
 
		{	
		System.out.print("Enter\n1)Circle\n2)Square\n3)Triangle:");
		second = stdin.nextInt();
 
	     } else {
		System.out.print("Enter\n1)Sphere\n2)Cube\n3)Tetrahedron:");
		second = stdin.nextInt();
	     }
	     int choice = first*10 + second;
	     switch(choice)
	     {
	     case 11: 
	    	 System.out.print("Enter radius of circle:");
	    	 r = stdin.nextDouble();
	    	 obj = new Circle(r);
	    	 System.out.print(obj.toString());
	    	 break;
	     case 12:
	    	 System.out.print("Enter side of square:");
	    	 r = stdin.nextDouble();
	    	 obj = new Square(r);
	    	 System.out.print(obj.toString());
	    	 break;
	     case 13:
	    	 System.out.print("Enter side of triangle:");
	    	 double side1 = stdin.nextDouble();
	    	 System.out.print("Enter side of triangle:");
	    	 double side2 = stdin.nextDouble();
	    	 System.out.print("Enter side of triangle:");
	    	 double side3 = stdin.nextDouble();
	    	 obj = new Triangle(side1, side2, side3);
	    	 System.out.print(obj.toString());
	    	 break;
	     case 21:
	    	 System.out.print("Enter side of sphere");
	    	 r = stdin.nextDouble();
	    	 obj = new Sphere(r);
	    	 System.out.print(obj.toString());
	    	 break;
	     case 22:
	    	 System.out.print("Enter side of cube:");
	    	 r = stdin.nextDouble();
	    	 obj = new Cube(r);
	    	 System.out.print(obj.toString());
	    	 break;
	     case 23:
	    	 System.out.print("Enter side of tetrahedron:");
	    	 r = stdin.nextDouble();
	    	 obj = new Tetrahedron(r);
	    	 System.out.print(obj.toString());
	    	 break;
	    	default:
	    		System.out.print("NOPE");
	    		break;
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
	     }
 
}
 
static abstract class Shape extends Object {}
static abstract class TwoDimensionalShape extends Shape
{
	public double perimeter () {return 0.0;}
	public double area() {return 0.0;}
	public String toString()
	{
		return String.format("Area: %.2f%nPerimeter: %.2f%n", area(), perimeter ());
	}
}
static class Circle extends TwoDimensionalShape
{
	private double r;
	public Circle(double r) {this.r = r;}
	public double area() {return Math.PI*this.r*this.r;}
	public double perimeter() {return Math.PI * 2 * this.r;}
 
}
 
static class Square extends TwoDimensionalShape
{
	private double side;
	public Square(double side) {this.side = side;}
	public double area() {return this.side * this.side;}
	public double perimeter() {return this.side * 4;}
}
 
static class Triangle extends TwoDimensionalShape
{
	private double side1;
	private double side2;
	private double side3;
	public Triangle(double side1, double side2, double side3)
	{
		this.side1 = side1;
		this.side2 = side2;
		this.side3 = side3;
	}
	public double perimeter() {return this.side1 + this.side2 + this.side3;}
	public double area() 
	{
		double half = (this.side1+this.side2+this.side3)/2;
		double calc = Math.sqrt(half*(half-this.side1)*(half-this.side2)*(half-this.side3));
		return calc;
	}
}
 
static class ThreeDimensionalShape extends Shape
{
	public double getVolume() {return 0.0;}
	public double getSurfaceArea() {return 0.0;}
	public String toString()
	{
		return String.format("Surface area:%.2f%nVolume: %.2f%n", getSurfaceArea(), getVolume());
	}
 
 
}
 
static class Sphere extends ThreeDimensionalShape
{
	private double r;
	public Sphere(double r) {this.r = r;}
	public double getVolume() {return (Math.PI * this.r * this.r * this.r * 4)/3.0;}
	public double getSurfaceArea() {return 4*Math.PI * this.r * this.r;}
 
}
 
static class Cube extends ThreeDimensionalShape
{
	private double side;
	public Cube(double side) {this.side = side;}
	public double getVolume() {return this.side * this.side * this.side;}
	public double getSurfaceArea() {return this.side*this.side*6;}
 
}
 
static class Tetrahedron extends ThreeDimensionalShape
{
	private double side;
	public Tetrahedron(double side) {this.side = side;}
	public double getVolume() {return this.side * this.side * this.side/(Math.sqrt(2)*6);}
	public double getSurfaceArea() {return this.side * this.side * Math.sqrt(3);}
}
}

to get highlighting and preserve formatting.[/QUOTE]

I put the code inside but when I add the static to the classes I am getting this error:

Problems Detected:
⇒ The contents of your standard output is incorrect.

Given the following was entered from the keyboard:
1
2
2.68

you displayed:

instead of:
Enter
1)Two dimensional shape
2)Three dimensional shape:Enter
1)Circle
2)Square
3)Triangle:Enter side of square:Area: 7.18
Perimeter: 10.72

⇒ Failed 12 out of 12 test runs.

Failed Test Run #2

⇒ The contents of your standard output is incorrect.
⇒ There is an error in your prompts.

**Norm** · June 24th, 2019, 08:57 AM

The contents of your standard output is incorrect.

What program does that message come from?

you displayed:

instead of:

Can you follow that program's suggestions to change your code to satisfy that program?

Also try executing the program using the java command so you can see what the code does when its executed.

**ericeclifford** · June 24th, 2019, 09:50 AM

Originally Posted by Norm

What program does that message come from?

Can you follow that program's suggestions to change your code to satisfy that program?

Also try executing the program using the java command so you can see what the code does when its executed.

I changed it from private static void to public static void and the myprpgramminglab is at least prompting

**Norm** · June 24th, 2019, 09:56 AM

Do you have any more questions?

**ericeclifford** · June 30th, 2019, 07:07 PM

Sorry I thought I responded, I figured it out, thank you so much for your help Norm!

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