"Cannot subclass the final class" error, but the class is not final [closed]

Question

Here is my code:

package basic;  public abstract class Entity {} 

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package characters;  import basic.Entity;  public abstract class Character extends Entity {} 

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package player;  public class Player extends Character {} 

I am getting the

The type Player cannot subclass the final class Character.

but I checked a million times and I am yet to use final all but ONCE in my project. What gives?

Answer 1

You are extending java.lang.Character (which does not need an import, as it comes from java.lang).

Insert import characters.Character into your Player code.

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Reference: using package members:

For convenience, the Java compiler automatically imports two entire packages for each source file: (1) the java.lang package and (2) the current package (the package for the current file).

Answer 2

Character is a class of java.lang (the wrapper class of "char"). you have to import characters.Character in your Player class

package player; import characters.Character  public class Player extends Character {  }