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Java

Posted by Angelic Thompson
Angelic Thompson
2,017 Points

I don't understand what i'm doing wrong I typed this in (System.out.printf("the coloris %s,"kart.getColor);

I keep getting syntax error ./Example.java:6:error: cannot find symbol symbol: variable getColor location: variablr kart of type GoKart

1 Answer

Derek Markman
Derek Markman
16,291 Points

From just solely going off of the title of this thread, the 2 syntax errors i see are:

  1. Your closing parenthesis goes before the comma not after.

  2. When you're invoking the getColor method in your printf statement, you need to add the parenthesis for the method argument. Even if your method doesn't take any arguments you still need to add the parenthesis to the end of it.

This is what your printf statement should look like:

System.out.printf("The color is %s", kart.getColor());
Angelic Thompson
Angelic Thompson
2,017 Points

okay so the comma was in the wrong place and need to make sure I add the extra parenthesis! got it(^_^)/ muchos thankies

Derek Markman
Derek Markman
16,291 Points

No problem.