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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Abstraction at Play

Andrei Musat
Andrei Musat
738 Points
Posted by Andrei Musat
Andrei Musat
738 Points

Error: cannot find symbol symbol: class PezDispenser PezDispenser pd = new PezDispenser("Yoda");

In my code below I am getting this error:

Error: cannot find symbol
symbol:   class PezDispenser 
PezDispenser pd = new PezDispenser("Yoda");

I followed all the links in the questions section and still didn't fix this problem.

I don't know what more to do, I also followed this link ( https://github.com/albertlatacz/java-repl/issues/100 ), still couldn't fix this problem. Can someone help me please ? (obs) once or twice it worked and I didn't get this problem, now here it is again.

class PezDispenser {
  public static final int MAX_PEZ = 12;
  final private String characterName;
  private int pezCount;
  public PezDispenser (String characterName){
   this.characterName = characterName; 
    pezCount = 0;
  }
  public void fill(){
    pezCount = MAX_PEZ;
  }
  public boolean isEmpty(){  
    return PezCount == 0;
  }
  public String getCharacterName (){
    return characterName;

  }
}

2 Answers

Livia Galeazzi
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Livia Galeazzi
Java Web Development Techdegree Graduate 21,083 Points

In your isEmpty() method, write

return pezCount == 0;

With a lower case p. Java is case sensitive and for the compiler, pezCount and PezCount are two different variables.

Zak Manz
Zak Manz
1,390 Points
Zak Manz
Zak Manz
1,390 Points

Also line 3 should be: private final String characterName;