How do I inherit a variable from a parent class?

Question

I have a subclass that needs to inherit a method and a variable, and I want to be able to make several instances of the subclass. However, I can't change health's value from the class Glob.

Here is my code:

public class Monster
{
int health;

    public int getHealth()
    {
        return health;
    }
}

class Glob extends Monster
{
    health = 6; //  <- Error
}

You have not specific what is the problem. The code you posted seems valid, but where is the code where you're *trying to make it work*? — mjuarez, Mar 07 '15 at 04:53

Aniket Thakur · Accepted Answer · 2015-03-07T05:26:17.587

1

You cannot just shadow variable of superclass like that. You can do it in constructor though -

class Glob extends Monster
{
    public Glob() {
        health = 6;
    }
}

edited Mar 07 '15 at 05:26

answered Mar 07 '15 at 04:56

Aniket Thakur

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