inheritance and protected class java

Question

error: mul(int,int) has protected access in Multiplication

Thoughts on what I'm doing wrong?

public class Multiplication{
            protected int mul(int a,int b){
                return (a*b);
            }
        }

        class ImplimentPkg extends Multiplication {
            public static void main(String args[]){

                Multiplication obj=new ImplimentPkg();
               //Here's the error
                System.out.println(obj.mul(2,4));

            }
            protected int mul(int a,int b){

                    System.out.println("");
                    return 0;
                }
        }

System.out.println(obj.mul(2,4)) is not able to access its own method..which is overridden..! — Pushpak Kumar, Jan 13 '16 at 13:05
Is the class `ImplimentPkg` in a different package from `Multiplication`? If yes, the error occurs because `mul` is protected and you cannot access it from another package. — Sweeper, Jan 13 '16 at 13:06
why cant we acces form other package?? if i am not wrong we can use inheritance with procted method? — Pushpak Kumar, Jan 13 '16 at 13:08

score 2 · Answer 1 · edited May 23 '17 at 11:59

Java tutorial says:

The protected modifier specifies that the member can only be accessed within its own package (as with package-private) and, in addition, by a subclass of its class in another package.

You may think you have matched the second case(inheritence).

Multiplication obj = new ImplimentPkg();
System.out.println(obj.mul(2, 4));

This means you are using an instance of parent class Multiplication. Although the code is inside a method of subclass of Multiplication. It doesn't mean the instance obj has something to do with inheritance. And of course the mul(...) method is invisible. What you can do is: use keyword super.

public void bar() {
    Multiplication mul = new Multiplication();
    mul.mul(1, 2);  // <- error
    super.mul(1, 2); // correct
    Multiplication.foo(); // correct
}

Note: if you have protected static method in parent class, like:

public class Multiplication {
    private String name = "some";

    protected int mul(int a, int b) {
        return (a * b);
    }

    protected static void foo() {
        System.out.println("foo");
    }
}

Here the foo() method can be accessed everywhere in subclass, but not other classes. By the way, you shouldn't use protected static method, see reasons here.

Another related topic may be interested to you, see here.

score -1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 13 '16 at 13:06

-1

Create each class in its own Java file

ImplimentPkg.java

package my;

class ImplimentPkg extends Multiplication {
    public static void main(String args[]) {

        Multiplication obj = new ImplimentPkg();
        System.out.println(obj.mul(2, 4));

    }

    protected int mul(int a, int b) {

        System.out.println("");
        return 0;
    }
}

Multiplication.java

package my;

public class Multiplication {
    protected int mul(int a, int b) {
        return (a * b);
    }
}

answered Jan 13 '16 at 13:06

Leo

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I am doing this in different package. I want that way .whare is the problem please help? – Pushpak Kumar Jan 13 '16 at 13:13
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if they are in different packages, then you cannot use protected by definition. You'll have to use public instead. – Leo Jan 13 '16 at 13:20
@Leo that's not the answer what Pushpak is asking. – Sifeng Jan 13 '16 at 14:55

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