Welcome to the Treehouse Community

Want to collaborate on code errors? Have bugs you need feedback on? Looking for an extra set of eyes on your latest project? Get support with fellow developers, designers, and programmers of all backgrounds and skill levels here with the Treehouse Community! While you're at it, check out some resources Treehouse students have shared here.

Looking to learn something new?

Treehouse offers a seven day free trial for new students. Get access to thousands of hours of content and join thousands of Treehouse students and alumni in the community today.

Start your free trial

Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Incrementing and Decrementing

Asaf ahmed
Asaf ahmed
461 Points

illegal start of type with 11 other errors

Example.java System.out.printf(" the dispenser is %s %n", dispenser.getCharacterName() ); if( dispenser.isEmpty()) { System.out.println("Dispenser is empty");} System.out.println("Filling the dispenser with good PEZ"); dispenser.fill(); if(!dispenser.isEmpty()){System.out.println("Dispenser is full");} } while (dispenser.dispense()) { System.out.println("Chomp!"); }

} if (dispenser.isEmpty()) { System.out.println("ate all the pEz");

} console: Example.java:25: error: illegal start of type
while (dispenser.dispense()){
^
Example.java:25: error: <identifier> expected
while (dispenser.dispense()){
^
Example.java:25: error: ';' expected
while (dispenser.dispense()){
^
Example.java:25: error: illegal start of type
while (dispenser.dispense()){
^
Example.java:25: error: <identifier> expected
while (dispenser.dispense()){
^
Example.java:25: error: ';' expected

2 Answers

Markus Amon
Markus Amon
709 Points

check the PezDispenser.java for errors^^ i spelled some stuff wrong and forgot a } that resulted in 15 errors at first ^^

this is what it should look like:

class PezDispenser {
  public static final int MAX_PEZ = 12;
  final private String characterName;
  private int pezCount;

  public PezDispenser(String characterName) {
    this.characterName = characterName;
    pezCount = 0;
  }

  public void fill() {
   pezCount = MAX_PEZ;
  }

  public boolean dispense() {
    boolean wasDispensed = false;
    if (!isEmpty()){
      pezCount--;
      wasDispensed = true;
  }
    return wasDispensed;
  }

  public boolean isEmpty() {
    return pezCount == 0;
  }

  public String getCharacterName() {
    return characterName;
  }

}

Check out how to format code in the "Markdown Cheatsheet" below the "Add an answer" area.