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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Creating Classes

Posted by Daniel Hernandez-Zuleta
Daniel Hernandez-Zuleta
1,478 Points

I don't know how to fix this.

./PezDispenser.java:3: error: <identifier> expected
System.out.printf("The dispenser character is %s", dispenser.mCharacterName);
^
./PezDispenser.java:3: error: illegal start of type
System.out.printf("The dispenser character is %s", dispenser.mCharacterName);
^
./PezDispenser.java:3: error: <identifier> expected
System.out.printf("The dispenser character is %s", dispenser.mCharacterName);
^
./PezDispenser.java:3: error: package dispenser does not exist
System.out.printf("The dispenser character is %s", dispenser.mCharacterName);
^
./PezDispenser.java:3: error: cannot find symbol
System.out.printf("The dispenser character is %s", dispenser.mCharacterName);
^
symbol: class out
location: class System
5 errors

Daniel Hernandez-Zuleta
Daniel Hernandez-Zuleta
1,478 Points

(This is in PezDispenser.java) public class PezDispenser{ public String mCharacterName = "Yoda"; System.out.printf("The dispenser character is %s", dispenser.mCharacterName); }

(This is in Example.java)

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();

} }

Lucas Smith
Lucas Smith
10,914 Points

If I read your code snippet correctly, you have 

System.out.printf("The dispenser character is %s", dispenser.mCharacterName);

in the PezDispenser.java file. If that's the case, then that is your problem. The dispenser object doesn't exist in that file, so it is getting an error when it is trying to access it. That line will need to be moved over into Example.java for everything to run smoothly.

Hope this helps!

1 Answer

Daniel Hernandez-Zuleta
Daniel Hernandez-Zuleta
1,478 Points
Daniel Hernandez-Zuleta
Daniel Hernandez-Zuleta
1,478 Points

Thank you.