Managing different objects in an heterogeneous Java array

I have to solve this "container problem" in Java. I have an array made up with different figures and I'd like the following code to work:

 package container;
    class Figure{
        public void draw() {}
        public String getColor() { return null; }
    }

    class Square extends Figure{
        @Override
        public void draw(){
            System.out.println("Square");
        }
    }

    class Circle extends Figure{
        @Override
        public void draw(){
            System.out.println("Circle");
        }
        public float getRadius(){
            return 8;
        }
    }

    public class Container {

        public static void main(String[] args) {

            Figure[] figures = new Figure[3];
            figures[0]= new Circle();
            figures[1]= new Circle();
            figures[2]= new Square();

            for(Figure figure:figures){
                figure.getColor();
                figure.draw(); 
                ((Circle) figure).getRadius();          
            }        
    }
}

Where you can see there is a problem because Square hasn't got a getRadius() method. I have the following restrictions:

• can't use generics
• can't use instanceof

It should be a nice object-oriented design solution.

Why don't you add an enum FigureType to your base class that identifies the child class?

public static enum FigureType {

    Square,
    Circle
}

public static class Figure {
    private FigureType type;

    public Figure(FigureType type) {
        this.type = type;
    }

    public FigureType getType() {
        return type;
    }

    public void draw() {
    }

    public String getColor() {
        return null;
    }
}

You would have to add a default constructor to each child class that calls the parent class constructor with its FigureType.

public static class Square extends Figure {

    public Square() {
        super(FigureType.Square);
    }

    @Override
    public void draw() {
        System.out.println("Square");
    }
}

public static class Circle extends Figure {

    public Circle() {
        super(FigureType.Circle);
    }

    @Override
    public void draw() {
        System.out.println("Circle");
    }

    public float getRadius() {
        return 8;
    }
}

Usage:

public static void main(String[] args) {

    Figure[] figures = new Figure[3];
    figures[0] = new Circle();
    figures[1] = new Circle();
    figures[2] = new Square();

    for (Figure figure : figures) {
        figure.getColor();
        figure.draw();
        if (figure.getType() == FigureType.Circle) {
            ((Circle) figure).getRadius();
        }
    }
}

Results:

Circle
Circle
Square

No exception