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Java

Posted by Marty scheid
Marty scheid
1,589 Points

Delivering the MVP, Validation. Every time i compile my code i get this error cannot find symbol

Hello, I'm stuck i cannot solve this please help.

error message javac Hangman.java
./Game.java:26: error: cannot find symbol
letter = validateLetter(letter);
^
symbol: method validateLetter(char)
location: class Game
1 error

Code

{public class Game {
  private String mAnswer;
  /// final means cannot be changed alcaps MAS_MISSES means constant\\\\\
  public static final int MAX_MISSES =7;
  private String mMisses;
  private String mHits;
  //constructor\\\
  public Game(String answer)  {
    mAnswer = answer;
    mHits = "";
    mMisses = "";
    }
  // private method\\\
  private char validateGuess (char letter) {
  if (! Character.isLetter(letter)) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("A letter is required");
    }
    letter = Character.toLowerCase(letter);
    if (mMisses.indexOf(letter) >= 0 || mHits.indexOf(letter) >=0) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(letter + "has already been guessed");
     }
        return letter;    
  }              
  ///method\\\
  public boolean applyGuess(char letter) {
    letter = validateLetter(letter);
    boolean isHit = mAnswer.indexOf(letter) >=0;
        if (isHit) {
        mHits += letter; 
   } else {
     mMisses += letter;
   }
   return isHit;
  }
public String getCurrentProgress() {
 String progress ="";
  for (char letter: mAnswer.toCharArray()) {
    char display = '-';
    if (mHits.indexOf(letter) >= 0) {
      display = letter;
  }
    progress += display;
    }
    return progress;
  }

  public int getRemainingTries() {
  return MAX_MISSES - mMisses.length(); 
  }

        }
}

Thanks for the help!

2 Answers

Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,416 Points
Seth Kroger
Seth Kroger
56,416 Points

You've called the method as validateLetter() but you've defined it as validateGuess();

Marty scheid
Marty scheid
1,589 Points

Thank you for the fast response!!!

Marty scheid
Marty scheid
1,589 Points
Marty scheid
Marty scheid
1,589 Points 
public class Game {
  private String mAnswer;
  /// final means cannot be changed alcaps MAS_MISSES means constant\\\\\
  public static final int MAX_MISSES =7;
  private String mMisses;
  private String mHits;
  //constructor\\\
  public Game(String answer)  {
    mAnswer = answer;
    mHits = "";
    mMisses = "";
    }
  // private method\\\
  private char validateGuess (char letter) {
  if (! Character.isLetter(letter)) {
    throw new IllegalArgumentException("A letter is required");
    }
    letter = Character.toLowerCase(letter);
    if (mMisses.indexOf(letter) >= 0 || mHits.indexOf(letter) >=0) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(letter + "has already been guessed");
     }
        return letter;    
  }              
  ///method\\\
  public boolean applyGuess(char letter) {
    letter = validateLetter(letter);
    boolean isHit = mAnswer.indexOf(letter) >=0;
        if (isHit) {
        mHits += letter; 
   } else {
     mMisses += letter;
   }
   return isHit;
  }
public String getCurrentProgress() {
 String progress ="";
  for (char letter: mAnswer.toCharArray()) {
    char display = '-';
    if (mHits.indexOf(letter) >= 0) {
      display = letter;
  }
    progress += display;
    }
    return progress;
  }

  public int getRemainingTries() {
  return MAX_MISSES - mMisses.length(); 
  }

        }