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Franklyn Van Dam
403 PointsCannot find symbol? Integer.parsInt(ageAsString)
// Error:
TreeStory.java:14: error: cannot find symbol
int age = Integer.parsInt(ageAsString);
^
symbol: method parsInt(String)
location: class Integer
1 error
// My Code
import java.io.Console;
public class TreeStory {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Console console = System.console();
/* Some terms:
noun - Person, place or thing
verb - An action
adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
Enter your amazing code here!
*/
String ageAsString = console.readLine("How old are you? ");
int age = Integer.parsInt(ageAsString);
if (age < 13) {
// Enter exit code.
console.printf("Sorry you must be least 13 to use this.\n");
System.exit(0);
}
String name = console.readLine("What is your name? ");
String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective: ");
String noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun: ");
String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb: ");
console.printf("%s is very %s, and %s, who is %s\n",name, adjective, noun, verb);
}
}
1 Answer

james south
Front End Web Development Techdegree Graduate 33,271 Pointsyou spelled parseInt wrong
Franklyn Van Dam
403 PointsFranklyn Van Dam
403 PointsThank you. I was reading and re-reading. Guess I got lost in it. Newb mistakes.