Downcast: Type Conversion

In this problem, you will create a program that reads a dog's name from standard input, stores a Dog object in an Animal type variable, converts it to Dog type using a downcast, and calls a Dog-specific method to display the result to standard output.

Learning Objective: Learn type conversion from parent to child class (downcast)

Overview

Downcast converts a parent class type variable to child class type. It only succeeds when the actual object is of the child class.

Specifications

• Read a dog's name (string) from one line of standard input
• The Dog class accepts a name in its constructor and stores it in the name field
• Store Dog object in Animal type variable
• Downcast to Dog type
• Call Dog-specific method bark()

Input Format

[dog name]

Output Format

[name] says: Woof!

Example

Input: Rex
Output: Rex says: Woof!