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Java

Posted by Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
3,091 Points

Exceptions

This is my code for the Example.java file being worked on. Yet mine gives error messages.

Example.java:33: error: unclosed string literal
Example.java:33: error: no suitable method found for println(String,String)
System.out.println("The error was: %s\n", iae.getMessage());
^
method PrintStream.println() is not applicable
(actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
method PrintStream.println(boolean) is not applicable
(actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
method PrintStream.println(char) is not applicable
(actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
method PrintStream.println(int) is not applicable
(actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
method PrintStream.println(long) is not applicable
(actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
method PrintStream.println(float) is not applicable
(actual and formal argument lists differ in length)
Example.java:37: error: class, interface, or enum expected
}
^
1 error

Used Code below

public class Example {

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        // Your amazing code goes here...
        System.out.println("We are making a new Pez Dispenser.");
        PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser("Yoda");
        System.out.printf("The dispenser character is %s\n",
                          dispenser.getCharacterName());
        if (dispenser.isEmpty()) {
          System.out.println("It is currently empty");
        }
        System.out.println("Loading...");
        dispenser.load();
        if (!dispenser.isEmpty()) {
          System.out.println("It is no longer empty");
        }
      while (dispenser.dispense()) {
        System.out.println("Chomp!");
      }
      if (dispenser.isEmpty()) {
        System.out.println("Is currently empty");
      }
      dispenser.load(4);
      dispenser.load(2);
      while (dispenser.dispense()) {
        System.out.println("Chomp!");
      }
      try {
        dispenser.load(400);
        System.out.println("This will never happen");
      } catch (IllegalArgumentException iae) {
        System.out.println("Whoa there!");
        System.out.println("The error was: %s\n", iae.getMessage());
      }
      }
    }
}

5 Answers

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Your error is exactly the same. As is your code: 

Example.java:33: error: unclosed string literal 
Example.java:33: error: no suitable method found for println(String,String) 
System.out.println("The error was: %s\n", iae.getMessage());

Can you try changing the println to printf to see if that works. Line 33 has two strings passed into println - it is expecting a single string. printf can cope with multiple arguments as it handles formats.

Thanks,

Steve.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points
Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Hi Brendon,

I think you'll need to use printf as you want to use a formatted string using %s.

The argument lists differ as you have passed two strings into println when it is expecting a single argument of various types. 

System.out.printf("The error was: %s\n", iae.getMessage());

I hope that helps. Let me know how you get on.

Steve.

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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Changed, but getting the same error message.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Can you paste the error output - it might help! We'll get to the bottom of this ....

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
3,091 Points
Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
3,091 Points

The error was posted in my first post.

Example.java:33: error: unclosed string literal Example.java:33: error: no suitable method found for println(String,String) System.out.println("The error was: %s\n", iae.getMessage()); ^ method PrintStream.println() is not applicable (actual and formal argument lists differ in length) method PrintStream.println(boolean) is not applicable (actual and formal argument lists differ in length) method PrintStream.println(char) is not applicable (actual and formal argument lists differ in length) method PrintStream.println(int) is not applicable (actual and formal argument lists differ in length) method PrintStream.println(long) is not applicable (actual and formal argument lists differ in length) method PrintStream.println(float) is not applicable (actual and formal argument lists differ in length) Example.java:37: error: class, interface, or enum expected } ^ 1 error

Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
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Unsubscribed User
Unsubscribed User
3,091 Points

Yea that was weird. I changed that, and the error ran again. Though now I ran again and it worked.

I guess it was just being weird. Thanks.

Steve Hunter
Steve Hunter
57,712 Points

Glad you got it fixed.

Steve.