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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Conference Registration Assistant

Anna C
Anna C
700 Points

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made some changes to code in first post. now getting this error message: ./ConferenceRegistrationAssistant.java:23: error: ';' expected } elseif (lastName.charAt(0) >= 'N' && lastName.charAt(0) <= 'Z') { ^ ./ConferenceRegistrationAssistant.java:27: error: reached end of file while parsing } ^ JavaTester.java:83: error: constructor ConferenceRegistrationAssistant in class ConferenceRegistrationAssistant cannot be applied to given types; ConferenceRegistrationAssistant cra = new ConferenceRegistrationAssistant(); ^ required: String found: no arguments reason: actual and formal argument lists differ in length ./ConferenceRegistrationAssistant.java:23: error: cannot find symbol } elseif (lastName.charAt(0) >= 'N' && lastName.charAt(0) <= 'Z') { ^ symbol: method elseif(boolean) location: class ConferenceRegistrationAssistant Note: JavaTester.java uses unchecked or unsafe operations. Note: Recompile with -Xlint:unchecked for details. 4 errors

ConferenceRegistrationAssistant.java
public class ConferenceRegistrationAssistant {
  private String lastName;
  private int lineNumber;

  public ConferenceRegistrationAssistant(String lastName) {
    this.lastName = lastName;
  }
  /**
   * Assists in guiding people to the proper line based on their last name.
   *
   * @param lastName The person's last name
   * @return The line number based on the first letter of lastName
   */
  public int getLineNumberFor(String lastName) {
    int lineNumber = 0;
    /*
      lineNumber should be set based on the first character of the person's last name
      Line 1 - A thru M
      Line 2 - N thru Z
     */
    if(lastName.charAt(0) >= 'A' && lastName.charAt(0) <= 'M') {
      return lineNumber = 1;
    } elseif (lastName.charAt(0) >= 'N' && lastName.charAt(0) <= 'Z') {
      return lineNumber = 2;
    }

}
Example.java
public class Example {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    /*
      IMPORTANT:  You can compare characters using <, >. <=, >= and == just like numbers
     */
    if ('C' < 'D') {
      System.out.println("C comes before D");
    }

    if ('B' > 'A') {
      System.out.println("B comes after A");
    }

    if ('E' >= 'E') {
      System.out.println("E is equal to or comes after E");
    }

    // This code is here for demonstration purposes only...
    ConferenceRegistrationAssistant assistant = new ConferenceRegistrationAssistant();
    /*
      Remember that there are 2 lines.
      Line #1 is for A-M
      Line #2 is for N-Z
     */
    int lineNumber = 0;
    /*
      This should set lineNumber to 2 because
      The last name is Zimmerman which starts with a Z.
      Therefore it is between N-Z
     */
    lineNumber = assistant.getLineNumberFor("Zimmerman");

    /*
      This method call should set lineNumber to 1, because 'A' from "Anderson" is between A-M.
     */
    lineNumber = assistant.getLineNumberFor("Anderson");

    /*
      Likewise Charlie Brown's 'B' is between 'A' and 'M', so lineNumber should be set to 1
     */
    lineNumber = assistant.getLineNumberFor("Brown");
  }

}

1 Answer

I haven't reviewed all of your code, but you have used elseif as one word when it should be two words: else if.