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Josephine Gonzalez
1,868 PointsBad source file?
Hi I'm not sure how to fix this error
import com.teamtreehouse.Treet;
public class Example {
public static void main (String[] args) {
Treet treet = new Treet();
System.out.printf("this is a new treet: %s %n", treet);
}
}
the console says
Example.java:1: error: cannot access Treet
import com.teamtreehouse.Treet;
^
bad source file: ./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java
file does not contain class com.teamtreehouse.Treet
Please remove or make sure it appears in the correct subdirectory
of the sourcepath.
2 Answers
Andrew Winkler
37,739 PointsExample.java:1: error: cannot access Treet import com.teamtreehouse.Treet; ^ bad source file: ./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java
This error response means that in your workspaces you never created a Treet.java file as a child of the teamtreehouse folder. The file structure should go something like this Java Data Structures – Class Review > com > teamtreehouse > Treet.java. Trace your file structure to see if you misspelled something or left something out.
If it's not blatantly apparent, I would suggest downloading the project files .zip folder for cross-referencing. If all else fails, you may have to delete and recreate the workspace -- the rest assured if you troubleshoot via the first two methods that I've mentioned I'd estimate it's 97% likely that you'll find it to be a simple fixable typo.
Please to remember to vote best answer if this helps! Happy coding!
Kyle Baker
8,211 PointsI'd just like to add that you get a similar error if you're dealing with packages. Mine was due to not having package com.teamtreehouse.model; at the top of my Team.java file. Since I got to this page by copying and pasting my own error, I hope that this will prove helpful to somebody someday.