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Thale van der Sluijs
1,756 Points19 errors?!
If you go to the video before the challenge. I wanted to run my code when I was done and I got 19 errors, but first when I had to fix one thing that Craig Dennis did the too it said there was only 1 error... Can someone help me?
7 Answers
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsSorry, I should have seen that. The % markers need to be inside the string. They act as placeholder where the values of your variables are inserted; string interpolation.
System.out.printf("This is a new Treet: %s %n", treet);
I moved your end quote to encompass the %s (string insert) and %n (newline). That should clear your errors.
Steve.
Thale van der Sluijs
1,756 Pointsthanks! yeah i should have known that too
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsHiya,
I have added three comments in your code - can you correct those then post back what errors remain, please? There are multiple errors on the compile being caused by single code issues.
Let's start with those that I can easily see, then work out what's left after correcting those three.
Steve.
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsOK - in your definition; you have called your creationDate a String not a Date. So, change this right at the start of your Treet class:
private String mCreationDate;
to:
private Date mCreationDate;
And, I think that sorts you out. Please let me know how you get on.
Steve.
Thale van der Sluijs
1,756 PointsThese are my codes: My Example.java:
import java.util.Date;
import com.teamtreehouse.Treet;
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args){
Treet treet = new Treet("craigsdennis",
"yeah ohke",
new date(1448104984000L) // should be Date (capital D)
);
System.out.printf("This is a new Treet: %s %n", treet);
}
}
and this is my Treet.java:
package com.teamtreehouse;
import java.util.Date;
public class Treet{
private String mAuthor;
private String mDestcription; // typo of mDescription
private String mCreationDate;
public Treet(String author, String description, Date creation date) { // should be creationDate not creation date
mAuthor = author;
mDescription = description;
mCreationDate = creationDate;
}
public String getAuthor() {
return mAuthor;
}
public String getDescription(){
return mDescription;
}
public Date getCreationDate(){
return mCreationDate;
}
}
Thale van der Sluijs
1,756 Pointsand this are the errors:
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:10: error: ')' expected
public Treet(String author, String description, Date creation date)
{
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:10: error: illegal start of type
public Treet(String author, String description, Date creation date)
{
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:10: error: <identifier> expected
public Treet(String author, String description, Date creation date)
{
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:11: error: illegal start of type
mAuthor = author;
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:12: error: <identifier> expected
mDescription = description;
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:13: error: <identifier> expected
mCreationDate = creationDate;
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:16: error: class, interface, or enum ex
pected
public String getAuthor() {
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:18: error: class, interface, or enum ex
pected
}
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:20: error: class, interface, or enum ex
pected
public String getDescription(){
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:22: error: class, interface, or enum ex
pected
}
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:12: error: cannot find symbol
mDescription = description;
^
symbol: class mDescription
location: class Treet
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:13: error: cannot find symbol
mCreationDate = creationDate;
^
symbol: class mCreationDate
location: class Treet
Example.java:11: error: cannot find symbol
new date(1448104984000L)
^
symbol: class date
location: class Example
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:10: error: missing method body, or decl
are abstract
public Treet(String author, String description, Date creation date)
{
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:12: error: cannot find symbol
mDescription = description;
^
symbol: variable description
location: class Treet
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:13: error: cannot find symbol
mCreationDate = creationDate;
^
symbol: variable creationDate
location: class Treet
19 errors ```
Thale van der Sluijs
1,756 PointsThis are the errors left:
<p> Example.java:11: error: cannot find symbol
System.out.printf("This is a new Treet: "%s %n, treet);
^
symbol: variable s
location: class Example
Example.java:11: error: cannot find symbol
System.out.printf("This is a new Treet: "%s %n, treet);
^
symbol: variable n
location: class Example
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:13: error: incompatible types: Date can
not be converted to String
mCreationDate = creationDate;
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:24: error: incompatible types: String
cannot be converted to Date
return mCreationDate;
^
4 errors
</p> ```
The arrows are pointing wrong. I don't know why but they have to point here:
1. at %s
2. at %n
3. at creationDate
4. at mCreationDate
Thale van der Sluijs
1,756 PointsNow There are 2 errors left:
Example.java:11: error: cannot find symbol
System.out.printf("This is a new Treet: "%s %n, treet);
^
symbol: variable s
location: class Example
Example.java:11: error: cannot find symbol
System.out.printf("This is a new Treet: "%s %n, treet);
^
symbol: variable n
location: class Example
2 errors
And the Arrows point wrong again.... The first one has to point at the %s And the second one at the %n
Steve Hunter
57,712 PointsSteve Hunter
57,712 PointsCould you post your code and the errors too, if possible?