Error message (dazed and confused)

[David Maltese]

Hi all,
This is my first time posting on any programming site, so please excuse me if I make mistakes. I usually try to figure things out for myself, but I really do need help with this one.

I am getting this error message:
Inventory3A1.java:119: illegal start of type
super (int item, String name, int quantity, double price);

Below is the code containing the line in question:

    
class year extends Stock
{
    
    private String stockYear;
    

super( int item, String name, int quantity, double price );

     // Constructor
     year( int item, String name, String year, int quantity, double price);
     { stockYear = year; }  

     public void setYear( String year )
     { this.stockYear = year;}  
     
     public String getYear()
     { return stockYear;} 
 


     // Add 5% restock fee
     public double getStockValue()
     { return super.getStockValue() * 1.05;} 

     // calculate restock fee
     public double getRestockingFee()
     { return super.getStockValue() * .05;} 

          
   public String toString()
   {
   String formatString = "Year:  %s";
   formatString += "Restocking Fee:  $%.2f";
   formatString = String.format( formatString, stockYear, 

super.getStockValue() * 0.05 );
   return( formatString + super.toString() );
   } 

     
   public void printitem()
     {
     super.printitem();
     System.out.println( toString() );

     // Show value with restock fee
     System.out.printf( "\nInventory value of "+productName+ " is = $%.2f\n",
        getRestockingFee() );     

     } // End method 

} // End class

If anyone can show me what to do, I would greatly appreciate it. The more obvious the better, as my mind has turned to clay.
Thank you!!!

[Claude Moore]

Hi David,

first of all.. try to recall or review what "super" actually means... then I'm quite sure you'll find the answer on your way......

Claude.

[David Newton]

That, plus recall where you can, and cannot, put arbitrary Java statements.

And welcome to JavaRanch!

[David Maltese]

Hi guys,

Thank you for your input! I really do appreciate it

I'm sure it's a relatively easy fix, but I'm in that mental state where I've blinded myself with overthinking, and frustrated over the compiler errors I keep getting. I guess I'd like someone to look over the code and show me what I've done wrong. Like I said, I usually try to figure everything out for myself, but the last few days of working on this have left me achy and dazed!

[David Newton]

You can't call super in random places.

[Claude Moore]

David Maltese wrote:

Below is the code containing the line in question:

    

super( int item, String name, int quantity, double price );

You're invoking a method (in this case, a constructor) outside a method.

[Sunil Kumar]

There are couple of problems in your code.
1. you are "calling" the constructor and providing data types for the variables, that looks like you wanted to define the constructor, which you cannot do. Dont use data types.
2. At line 11.

   year( int item, String name, String year, int quantity, double price);  
      { stockYear = year; }    
    

i guess you places ";" accidently. This is like creating constructor without body. Then line 12 will be considered as a statement where "year" is yet not defined

3. super can only be called in first line of the constructor because
super() is called implicitly in any constructor of a class at the first line. For example in a class Test.java

 Test(int count) {
//something
//something
}   

is equivalent to

  Test(int count) {
super();
//something
//something
}   

Hence to override, you need to call your super constructor in the first line of the constructor.

[David Maltese]

Hi everyone,

Thank you all for the help! I got it sorted out using your advice. I knew it was a relatively easy fix, but my mind had simply stopped functioning.

Thank you again!