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Java Inheritance in Java Inheritance in Java Object Override

Sebastian Nawrocki
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Sebastian Nawrocki
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Posted by Sebastian Nawrocki
Sebastian Nawrocki
Courses Plus Student 2,057 Points

What code is missing to get through to Bird constructor (parent class)?

Hey all,

Please help me out with this quiz, idk if its me getting overwhelmed with amount of info Im trying to absorb about Java or I just cant get this one somehow...

class Bird { String name;

public Bird(String name) {
    this.name = name;
}

}

class Parakeet extends Bird { public Parakeet(String name) { NEED TO TYPE CODE HERE } }

I already tried some stuff like: super.Bird(); super.name; super("");

and few others... I'd appreciate the help as its really bugging me

1 Answer

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,785 Points

You nearly had it on that last try, where you were calling "super" as a function. But instead of an empty string, you need to pass along the argument that was passed in to "Parakeet".

Sebastian Nawrocki
Sebastian Nawrocki
Courses Plus Student 2,057 Points
Sebastian Nawrocki
Sebastian Nawrocki
Courses Plus Student 2,057 Points

Yes... super(name); was the correct answer. Still bit confused but the clouds of mind slowly start to clear out. Thank you for your time ! Hope this helps somebody else along their journey!