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Java

Gabe Olesen
Gabe Olesen
1,606 Points

Compile Error?

Hey All,

Am I being stupid?

package com.teamtreehouse;

import com.teamtreehouse.model.SongBook;
import com.teamtreehouse.model.Song;

import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

public class KaraokeMachine {
  private songBook mSongBook;
  private BufferedReader mReader;
  private Map<String, String> mMenu;

  public KaraokeMachine(SongBook songBook) {
    mSongBook = songBook;

    mReader = BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
    mMenu = new HashMap<String,String>();
    mMenu.put("add", "Add a new song to the song book");
    mMenu.put("quit", "Give up. Exit the program");
  }

  private String promptAction() throws IOException {
    System.out.printf("Thre are %d songs available. Your options are: %n", 
                      mSongBook.getSongCount());
    for (Map.Entry<String, String> option : mMenu.entrySet()) {
      System.out.printf("%s - %s %n",
                        option.getKey(),
                        option.getValue());
    }
    System.out.print("What do you want to do:  ");
    String choice = mReader.System.readLine();
    return choice.trim().toLowerCase();
  }

  public void run() {
    String choice = "";
    do {
      try {
      choice = promptAction();
      switch(choice) {
        case "add":
          Song song = promptNewSong();
          mSongBook.addSong(song);
          System.out.printf("%s added! %n%n", song); 
          break;
        case "quit":
          System.out.println("Thanks for playing");
          break;
        default:
        System.out.printf("Unknown choice: '%s'. Try again. %n%n%n",
                          choice);
        }
      } catch(IOException ioe) {
        System.out.println("Problem with input");
        ioe.printStackTrace();
      }
    } while(!choice.equals("quit"));
    }

    private Song promptForNewSong() throws IOException{
      System.out.print("Enter the artist's name:  ");
      String artist = mReader.readLine(); 
      System.out.print("Enter the title: "); 
      String title = mReader.readLine(); 
      System.out.print("Enter the video URL: "); 
      String videoUrl = mReader.readLine();
      return new Song(artist, title, videoUrl);

    }


}

Error: Picked up JAVA_TOOL_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
Picked up _JAVA_OPTIONS: -Xmx128m
./com/teamtreehouse/KaraokeMachine.java:13: error: cannot find symbol
private songBook mSongBook;
^
symbol: class songBook
location: class KaraokeMachine
./com/teamtreehouse/KaraokeMachine.java:20: error: cannot find symbol
mReader = BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
^
symbol: method BufferedReader(InputStreamReader)
location: class KaraokeMachine
./com/teamtreehouse/KaraokeMachine.java:35: error: cannot find symbol
String choice = mReader.System.readLine();
^
symbol: variable System
location: variable mReader of type BufferedReader
./com/teamtreehouse/KaraokeMachine.java:46: error: cannot find symbol
Song song = promptNewSong();
^
symbol: method promptNewSong()
location: class KaraokeMachine
4 errors

2 Answers

Felix Sonnenholzer
Felix Sonnenholzer
14,654 Points

Hi,

there are a few minor mistakes, that's why it won't compile.

First of all, you need the new keyword to instantiate an Object. You are missing the new in the constructor.

mReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));

Second, in your promptAction() method you are not using the reader correctly. You need to remove the System

String choice = mReader.readLine();

Third, in your run() method you are trying to call a promptNewSong() method. The method is called promptForNewSong()

Song song = promptForNewSong();

I hope that's all, if there's more I didn't see it :)

Gabe Olesen
Gabe Olesen
1,606 Points

Thanks Felix,

It was compiling fine earlier this afternoon, I did drag the .java file by mistake into the root this may of caused the issues