Question

if i have an abstract customer class why is it giving me error:
package lasthw;

public abstract class Customer extends Thread {
public int processing();

}

dont i just need to declare the method and the subclasses need to implementit?

Answer 1

@eSpeX :)

Answer 2

You have a package declared and it cannot be found in the path of your project.

Answer 3

nope, that doesnt help

Answer 4

it has to do with the return type . since its type INT the customer class itself wnats me to have a return

Answer 5

is it okay if i just make that method ABSTRACT as well?

Answer 6

Slow down a second, one thing at a time. What exactly is the code doing and what exactly is your error message?

Answer 7

i have an abstract class customer. there are subclasses (dealer, teenager, customPerson) and they all have a processing wait time. so i want to have that method in the superclass.

Answer 8

Okay, makes sense.

Answer 9

so is that a yes to the abstract method as well?

Answer 10

Are you defining it within the abstract class?

Answer 11

Err I meant to say, implementing it, I assume it is defined.

Answer 12

yes

Answer 13

Then you do not have to declare your subclass abstract or even worry about implementing the method. All you will need to do is pass a variable to it.