Thread: Polymorphism test

I have a program i'm trying to write that is showing polymorphism and it isn't working as expected. I expect the output to have an extra line that will have the information that is unique to the subclasses.

Here is the main program:

/**
 *
 * @author Derek Allan
 */
public class Main {
 
    /**
     * @param args the command line arguments
     */
    public static void main(String[] args) {
 
        CameraDriver test = new CameraDriver();
 
        test.printMe();
    }
 
}

Then I have a driver program:

public class CameraDriver {
 
    public Camera2[] cameraList;
 
    public CameraDriver()
    {
       cameraList = new Camera2[3];
 
       cameraList[0] = new Camcorder("Samsung", 12, 2.1, 2.2, "black");
       cameraList[1] = new PointAndShoot("Canon", 10, 3.9, 0.2, 3.8);
       cameraList[2] = new ProfesionalVideo("Panasonic", 3, 2.6, 2.7, true);
    }
 
    public void printMe()
    {
        for(int count = 0; count < cameraList.length; count++)
        {
            System.out.println(cameraList[count]);
				System.out.println();
        }
    }
 
}

Then I have the main class:

public class Camera2 {
 
    protected String brandName;
    protected int megapixel;
    protected double width;
    protected double height;
 
    public Camera2()
    {
        brandName = "";
        megapixel = 0;
        width = 0;
        height = 0;
    }
    /**
     * Constructor for the data of a camera
     * @param bn brand name
     * @param mp megapixel
     * @param w width
     * @param h height
     */
    public Camera2(String bn, int mp, double w, double h)
    {
        brandName = bn;
        megapixel = mp;
        width = w;
        height = h;
    }
    /**
     * Sets the camera brand name
     * @param bn camera brand name
     */
    public void setBrand(String bn)
    {brandName = bn;}
    /**
     * returns the camera brand name
     * @return camera brand name
     */
    public String getBrand()
    {return brandName;}
    /**
     * sets the camera megapixel
     * @param mp megapixel
     */
    public void setMega(int mp)
    {megapixel = mp;}
    /**
     * returns the camera megapixel
     * @return megapixel
     */
    public int getMega()
    {return megapixel;}
    /**
     * sets the camera width
     * @param w width
     */
    public void setWidth(double w)
    {width = w;}
    /**
     * returns the camera width
     * @return width
     */
    public double getWidth()
    {return width;}
    /**
     * sets the camera Height
     * @param h Height
     */
    public void setHeight(double h)
    {height = h;}
    /**
     * returns the camera Height
     * @return Height
     */
    public double getHeight()
    {return height;}
    /**
     * Method created to show the set values for all variables we are interested in.
     * @return Brand, megapixel, height and width.
     */
    public String toString()
    {
        return("Brand is " + getBrand())
          + ("\nMegapixel is " + getMega())
          + ("\nHeight is " + getHeight())
          + ("\nWidth is " + getWidth());
    }
 
 
}

Then I have the subclasses:

/**
 *Subclass of camera
 * @author Derek Allan
 */
public class Camcorder extends Camera2{
 
    protected String color;
 
    public Camcorder()
    {
        brandName = "";
        megapixel = 0;
        width = 0;
        height = 0;
        color = "";
 
    }
    public Camcorder(String bn, int mp, double w, double h, String col)
    {
        super(bn, mp, w, h);
        color = col;
    }
 
    public void setColor(String col)
    {
        color = col;
    }
 
    public String getColor()
    {
        return color;
    }
 
    public String tostring()
    {
        String result = super.toString();
        result += "\nThe Came corder is " + color + " in color.";
 
	return result;
    }
}

/**
 *Subclass of camera
 * @author Derek Allan
 */
public class PointAndShoot extends Camera2{
 
    protected double opticalZoom;
 
    public PointAndShoot(String bn, int mp, double w, double h, double opZo)
    {
        super(bn, mp, w, h);
        opticalZoom = opZo;
    }
 
    public void setOpZo(double opZo)
    {
        opticalZoom = opZo;
    }
 
    public double getOpZo()
    {
        return opticalZoom;
    }
 
    public String tostring()
    {
        String result = super.toString();
        result += "\nThe Point and Shoot camera has " + opticalZoom + " opticalZoom.";
 
	return result;
    }
}

/**
 *Subclass of camera
 * @author Derek Allan
 */
public class ProfesionalVideo extends Camera2{
 
    protected boolean hdvideo1080p;
 
    public ProfesionalVideo(String bn, int mp, double w, double h, boolean hd)
    {
        super(bn, mp, w, h);
        hdvideo1080p = hd;
    }
 
    public void setHd(boolean hd)
    {
        hdvideo1080p = hd;
    }
 
    public boolean getHd()
    {
        return hdvideo1080p;
    }
 
    public String tostring()
    {
        String result = super.toString();
        result += "\nIt is  " + hdvideo1080p + " that there is hd 1080p video in the video camera.";
 
	return result;
    }
}

The output is :
Brand is Samsung
Megapixel is 12
Height is 2.2
Width is 2.1

Brand is Canon
Megapixel is 10
Height is 0.2
Width is 3.9

Brand is Panasonic
Megapixel is 3
Height is 2.7
Width is 2.6


but i expect the "black", 3.8 and true string portions to be showing in the output at the last lines. What do I need to do to correct this code?

Your problem is that your array holds Camera2 objects so it will call the toString method in the Camera2 class. You could use the instanceof operator and cast to the subclasses and then print them.

I've never used the instanceOf operator before could you show me what code I would need to use to make this work? I tried cameraList[0] instanceOf Camcorder; but it doesn't work, I'm sure I'm using it wrong.

1. Check whether your code is executing all functions you need it to execute?
2. Your toString() is returning only the concatenation of four values but not the fifth value (black,3.8,true), check this.