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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Prompting for Guesses

Posted by Sebastian Koehler
Sebastian Koehler
1,451 Points

cannot find symbol

error: cannot find symbol

boolean isHit = prompter.promptForGuess():

2 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi there,

A 'cannot find symbol' error means that there's a variable name used, but not defined. Can you post the rest of your code so we can see which symbol is throwing the error.

Steve.

Ashley Shelden
Ashley Shelden
4,894 Points
Ashley Shelden
Ashley Shelden
4,894 Points

Hey Sebastian, I had the same problem you had but with a different cause. I noticed in your code above, you put a colon (:) at the end of the line instead of a semi colon (;). Hope this helps.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Good spot!

Ashley Shelden
Ashley Shelden
4,894 Points

Thanks! I know it's several months later, but going through my code line by line was the only way I caught my error.