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Ashraf Ali
2,882 Pointserror: can't retrieve from static content
This is my error:
./com/teamtreehouse/KaraokeMachine.java:126: error:
from a static context
Song.getVideoUrl(),
^
./com/teamtreehouse/KaraokeMachine.java:127: error:
m a static context
Song.getTitle(),
^
./com/teamtreehouse/KaraokeMachine.java:128: error:
om a static context
Song.getArtist());
2 Answers
Ken Alger
Treehouse TeacherAshraf;
Your errors are due to a slight syntax error with capitalization. You have defined your Song object as song, which is great. However, when you are attempting to get the URL, Title, and Artist, you are referencing it as Song. As I am sure you know, since Java is case sensitive, those have different meanings. Further, since we have a class Song we get further errors.
Change your capitalization and see how that works. Post back if you are still stuck.
Happy coding,
Ken
Ashraf Ali
2,882 PointsPlease Help, This is my code:
package com.teamtreehouse;
import com.teamtreehouse.model.Song;
import com.teamtreehouse.model.SongBook;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.ArrayDeque;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Queue;
public class KaraokeMachine {
private SongBook mSongBook;
private BufferedReader mReader;
private Queue<Song> mSongQueue;
private Map<String, String> mMenu;
public KaraokeMachine(SongBook songBook) {
mSongBook = songBook;
mReader = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
mSongQueue = new ArrayDeque<Song>();
mMenu = new HashMap<String, String>();
mMenu.put("add", "Add a new song to the song book");
mMenu.put("play", "Play next song in the queue");
mMenu.put("choose", "Choose a song to save");
mMenu.put("quit", "Give up. Exit the program");
}
private String promptAction() throws IOException{
System.out.printf("There are %d songs available and %d in the queue. Your options are: %n",
mSongBook.getSongCount(),
mSongQueue.size());
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.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"choose":
String artist = promptArtist();
Song artistSong = promptSongForArtist(artist);
mSongQueue.add(artistSong);
System.out.printf("You chose: %s %n", artistSong);
break;
case "play":
playNext();
break;
case "quit":
System.out.println("Thanks for playing!");
break;
default:
System.out.printf("Unkown 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 promptNewSong() 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);
}
private String promptArtist() throws IOException{
System.out.println("Available artists:");
List<String> artists = new ArrayList<>(mSongBook.getArtists());
int index = promptForIndex(artists);
return artists.get(index);
}
private Song promptSongForArtist(String artist) throws IOException{
List<Song> songs = mSongBook.getSongsForArtist(artist);
List<String> songTitles = new ArrayList<>();
for (Song song : songs) {
songTitles.add(song.getTitle());
}
System.out.printf("Available songs for %s: %n",artist);
int index = promptForIndex(songTitles);
return songs.get(index);
}
private int promptForIndex(List<String> options) throws IOException{
int counter = 1;
for (String option : options) {
System.out.printf("%d.) %s %n", counter, option);
counter++;
}
String optionAsString = mReader.readLine();
int choice = Integer.parseInt(optionAsString .trim());
System.out.println("Your choice: ");
return choice - 1;
}
public void playNext() {
Song song = mSongQueue.poll();
if (song == null) {
System.out.println("Sorry there are no songs in the queue. Use choose from the menu to add some");
} else {
System.out.printf("%n%n%n Open %s to hear %s by %s %n%n%n",
Song.getVideoUrl(),
Song.getTitle(),
Song.getArtist());
}
}
}```
Thanks in advance.
Ashraf Ali
2,882 PointsAshraf Ali
2,882 PointsThanks a lot for your help.