CSSE 220: Day 9

Topics

• Static fields
• Overriding inherited methods
• Overloading methods
• Invoking methods from the super class
• Static methods

Outline

• [10 min] Static fields
• [10 min] Overriding inherited methods
• [5 min] Invoking methods from the super class
• [10 min] Overloading methods
• [15 min] Static methods
• [5 min] Break
• [30 min] Design and develop software that could be used to store information on FaceBook. The system should store different kinds of information about users. In a twist to FaceBook, allow different kinds of users: students at a university, faculty, staff and retirees. Store at least 10 users. Have at least five pieces of information per user. Have the ability to print to the screen all of the information about a user. Have the ability to print just the names of all of the users. Use inheritance and polymorphism to manage your data.

Resources

• Code developed in class

Assignments

• Day 10, BC: Read sections 10.6, 10.7, 9.5, 8.9.
• Day 11, BC: Continue work on the project begun in class. We will add to the requirements next time.