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Java Java Objects Meet Objects Final

Posted by Junyoung Sim
Junyoung Sim
471 Points

"Cannot find symbol": I can't solve an error

I wanted to practice what I learned from the course by duplicating what was done with the "PezDispenser" example. I did exactly the same:

Under "Example.java" file, I coded as follows:

public class Example {

public static void main(String[] args) { // Your amazing code goes here... System.out.println("We are making a new PEZ Dispenser"); PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser("Yoda"); System.out.printf("The dispenser is %s %n", dispenser.getCharacterName() );

System.out.println("2019 has come:");
NewYearResolution resolution = new NewYearResolution("coding every day");
System.out.printf("One of my new year resolutions is %s %n",
                  resolution.getNewResolution()
                 );

}

}

Under "NewYearResolution.java" file, I coded as follows:

class NewYearResolution { final private String newResolution;

public NewYearResolution(newResolution) { this.newResolution = newResolution; }

public String getNewResolution; { return newResolution; }

}

However, I am getting the following errors:

./NewYearResolution.java:4: error: <identifier> expected
public NewYearResolution(newResolution) {
^
./NewYearResolution.java:5: error: ';' expected
this.newResolution = newResolution
^
./NewYearResolution.java:4: error: cannot find symbol
public NewYearResolution(newResolution) {
^
symbol: class newResolution
location: class NewYearResolution
Example.java:14: error: cannot find symbol
resolution.getNewResolution()
^
symbol: method getNewResolution()
location: variable resolution of type NewYearResolution
./NewYearResolution.java:9: error: return outside method
return newResolution;
^

5 errors

Can you please tell me what I have missed?

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
1,321 Points

Just wanted to format your text so I could read it a little better.

Example.java

public class Example {

public static void main(String[] args) {
     // Your amazing code goes here...
    System.out.println("We are making a new PEZ Dispenser");
    PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser("Yoda");
    System.out.printf("The dispenser is %s %n", dispenser.getCharacterName() );

    System.out.println("2019 has come:");
    NewYearResolution resolution = new NewYearResolution("coding every day");
   System.out.printf("One of my new year resolutions is %s %n",
                  resolution.getNewResolution());
     }
}

NewYearResolution.java

class NewYearResolution {
    final private String newResolution;

    public NewYearResolution(newResolution) {
        this.newResolution = newResolution;
    }

    public String getNewResolution; {
        return newResolution;
    }
}

1 Answer

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
1,321 Points
Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
1,321 Points

I have left comments in the code below to help.

Example.java

public class Example {

public static void main(String[] args) {
     // Comment out all the old PezDispenser code by adding /* and */ so it doesn't interfere with your code or DELETE it altogether. 
/*
    System.out.println("We are making a new PEZ Dispenser");
    PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser("Yoda");
    System.out.printf("The dispenser is %s %n", dispenser.getCharacterName() );
*/

    System.out.println("2019 has come:");
    NewYearResolution resolution = new NewYearResolution("coding every day!");
    System.out.printf("One of my new year resolutions is to %s %n",
                  resolution.getNewResolution());
     }
}

NewYearResolution.java

class NewYearResolution {
    final private String newResolution;

    public NewYearResolution(newResolution) { // You did not define newResolution as a string.
        this.newResolution = newResolution;
    }

    public String getNewResolution; { // You have a semicolon here which should be removed.
        return newResolution;
    }
}

FIXED CODE

----------------

Example.java

public class Example {

public static void main(String[] args) {

  System.out.println("2019 has come:");
  NewYearResolution resolution = new NewYearResolution("code every day!");
  System.out.printf("One of my new year resolutions is to %s %n",
                    resolution.getNewResolution());
     }
}

NewYearResolution.java

class NewYearResolution {
  final private String newResolution;

  public NewYearResolution(String newResolution) {
    this.newResolution = newResolution;
    }

  public String getNewResolution() {
    return newResolution;
    }
}
Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
1,321 Points

You're on track just slow down and make sure you are following the syntax.

Reach out to me and I would be more than happy to help as much as I can.