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Java

Cannot 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

you spelled parseInt wrong

Thank you. I was reading and re-reading. Guess I got lost in it. Newb mistakes.