Need help!! How to use super in equals() method and makeCopy() method?

Question

This is my Name class:
class Name {
    private String title;
    private String name;
    public Name(){
         title=" ";
         name=" ";
    public Name(String title){
         setTitle(title);
         name=" ";
    public Name(String title,String name){
         setTitle(title);
         setName(name);
    public void setTitle(String title){
         this.title=title;
    public String getTitle(){
         return title;
    public void setName(String name){
         this.name=name;
    public String getName(){
         return name;
    }   This is my Person Class
class Person extends Name{
    private String address;
    private String tel;
    private String email;     
    public Person(){
         super();
         address=" ";
         tel=" ";
         email=" ";
    public Person(String name){
         super(name);
         address=" ";
         tel=" ";
         email=" ";
    public Person(String title,String name,String addressStr){
         super(title,name);
         setAddress(addressStr);
         tel=" ";
         email=" ";
    public Person(String title,String name,String addressStr,String phoneNum){
         super(title,name);
         setAddress(addressStr);
         setTel(phoneNum);
         email=" ";
    public Person(String title,String name,String addressStr,String phoneNum,String emailStr){
         super(title,name);
         setAddress(addressStr);
         setTel(phoneNum);
         setEmail(emailStr);
    public void setAddress(String add){
         address=add;
    public String getAddress(){
         return address;
    public void setTel(String telephone){
         tel=telephone;
    public String getTel(){
         return tel;
    public void setEmail(String emailAdd){
         email=emailAdd;
    public String getEmail(){
         return email;
     public boolean equals(Person inputRecords){
         boolean equalOrNot=false;
         if(inputRecords.super(getTitle()).equals(title))         //this is wrong
              if(inputRecords.super(getName()).equals(name))           //this is wrong
                   if(inputRecords.getAddress().equals(address))
                        if(inputRecords.getTel().equals(tel))
                             if(inputRecords.getEmail().equals(email))
                                  equalOrNot=true;
         return equalOrNot;   
        public void makeCopy(Person copyInto){
             copyInto.super(setTitle(title));             //this is wrong
             copyInto.super(setName(name));           //this is wrong
             copyInto.setAddress(address);
             copyInto.setTel(tel);
             copyInto.setEmail(email);
}How can I correct the wrong part?
I don't understand how to use super in equals() method and makeCopy() method.

Answer 1

Try something like this ...
public boolean equals(Object other) {
  if (other==null || !(other instanceof Person)) return false;
  Person that = (Person) other;
  return getTitle().equals(that.getTitle())
      && getName().equals(that.getName())
      && getAddress().equals(that.getAddress())
      && getTel().equals(that.getTel())
      && getEmail().equals(that.getEmail())
Notes:
* This overrides Object's public boolean equals(Object other), which is (probably) what you meant.
* You don't need to call "super.getWhatever" explicitly... just call "getWhatever" and let java workout where it's defined... this is better because if you then override getTitle() for example you don't need to change your equals method (which you would otherwise probably forget to do, which would probably have some interesting side effects.
Cheers. Keith.