cannot find symbol

I'm confused by this error. I have three files, Employee.java, SalariedEmployee.java, and SalariedTest.java, respectively:

class Employee {
 
private String name;
private int dept;
 
public Employee(String n, int d) {

name = n;
dept = d;
}

public String getName() {
return name;
}

public void setName(String n) {
name = n;
}

public int getDept() {
return dept;
}

public void setDept(int d) {
dept = d;
}

// override inherited methods
public boolean equals(Employee e) {
if(this.name.equals(e.name) && this.dept == e.dept)
return true;
else
return false;
}

public int hashCode() {
return super.hashCode();
}

public String toString() {
return "name: " + this.name + ", dept: " + this.dept;
}

}// end Employee

public class SalariedEmployee extends Employee {
 
private String name;
private int dept;
private double salary;
 
public SalariedEmployee(String n, int d, double s) {
 name = n;
 dept = d;
salary = s;
}

public void setSalary(double s) {
salary = s;
}

public double getSalary() {
return salary;
}

// override inherited methods
public boolean equals(SalariedEmployee e) {
if(this.name.equals(e.name) && this.dept == e.dept && this.salary == e.salary)
return true;
else
return false;
}

public int hashCode() {
return super.hashCode();
}

public String toString() {
return "name: " + this.name + ", dept: " + this.dept + ", salary: " + this.salary;
}

} // end SalariedEmployee

public class SalariedTest {
 
public static void main(String[] args) {

SalariedEmployee[] se = new SalariedEmployee[2];

se[0] = new SalariedEmployee("janet", 3, 35000);
se[1] = new SalariedEmployee("carol", 2, 42000);

//System.out.println("se[0].equals(se[1]) == " + se[0].equals(se[1]) );
//System.out.println("se[0].equals(se[0]) == " + se[0].equals(se[0]) );
System.out.println();
System.out.println("se[0].hashCode() == " + se[0].hashCode());
System.out.println("se[1].hashCode() == " + se[1].hashCode());
System.out.println();
System.out.println("se[0].toString() == " + se[0].toString());
System.out.println("se[1].toString() == " + se[1].toString());

}

} // end SalariedTest

here is the error:

When you have a subclass constructor, and you don't explicitly call a superclass constructor from it, then an implicit call to the no-args constructor of the superclass is inserted. Like in any other class, if there is no constructor in the superclass, then a default no-args constructor will be created. However, if there is already a constructor in the class definition, then a default constructor will not be created.

It's telling you here that it inserted an implicit call to the no-args constructor of the superclass, but there isn't one.

Okay, I put a no arg constructor initializing name to "john doe" and dept to 0, and the code works fine. But how do I get rid of that, because my professor probably will not like it. Thanks :-)

Also, is my overridded hashCode() okay?
[ September 22, 2006: Message edited by: Jesse Crockett ]

Well as your code stands, it won't matter if your professor doesn't like it, you have to have the no-args constructor. I would say that your professor would probably want you to reexamine your two class definitions and make use of inheritance. Remember that you can explicitly invoke a constructor from the superclass from the subclass constructor, and non-private variables in the superclass are inherited by the subclass in this case.

I have rewritten the code so the constructor call:

and the variables are protected instead of private

will you look closely at my equals() method in SalariedEmployee class and let me know if i am doing it right? it seems to work, but i'm not sure if it's the right way. thanks again :-)

Remember that the signature of the equals method that is inherited from Object is equals(Object).