abstract class help

[jhering1986]

Alright so basically, I started off with static classes and methods and now I have created an abstract method and in turn have created abstract classes, but I get a cannot be instantiated error on this code:

package dog;
// ****************************************************************
// DogTest.java
//
// A simple test class that creates a Dog and makes it speak.
//
// ****************************************************************
public class DogTest
{
public static void main(String[] args)
{
dog Dog = new dog("Spike");
System.out.println(Dog.getName() + " says " + Dog.speak());
dog labrador = new dog("Bailey");
System.out.println(labrador.getName() + " says " + labrador.speak());
dog Yorkshire = new dog("Minnie");
System.out.println(Yorkshire.getName() + " says " + Yorkshire.speak());
}
}

[Webuser]

You mean that dog class is abstract?

[DarrylBurke]

Follow coding conventions. Class names begin with an uppercase letter, variable and method identifiers with a lowercase letter.
Code Conventions for the Java(TM) Programming Language: Contents

Your reversal of these conventions makes your code next to impossible to analyze.

db