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Java Java Basics Perfecting the Prototype Parsing Integers

Saria Baker
Saria Baker
195 Points
Posted by Saria Baker
Saria Baker
195 Points

I don't know what I'm doing wrong? It says that it can't find "console variable" when I write "console.readLine("");"

My code won't compile! It says that it can't find the variable "console". What am I doing wrong?

ParsingInts.java 
String answerToLife = console.readLine("Answer to life?  ");
int answer = Integer.parseInt(answerToLife);

2 Answers

Samuel Ferree
Samuel Ferree
31,722 Points
Samuel Ferree
Samuel Ferree
31,722 Points

declare a console variable and assign it to System.console()

Console console = System.console();
Saria Baker
Saria Baker
195 Points
Saria Baker
Saria Baker
195 Points

Still doesn't work...

Samuel Ferree
Samuel Ferree
31,722 Points
Samuel Ferree
Samuel Ferree
31,722 Points

what error does it say now?

Saria Baker
Saria Baker
195 Points
Saria Baker
Saria Baker
195 Points

It says:

JavaTester.java:72: error: cannot find symbol
      Console console = System.console();
      ^
  symbol:   class Console
  location: class JavaTester
1 error
Samuel Ferree
Samuel Ferree
31,722 Points
Samuel Ferree
Samuel Ferree
31,722 Points

Try adding this to the top of your file:

import java.io.Console;