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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Prompting for Guesses

Christopher Marston
Christopher Marston
549 Points
Posted by Christopher Marston
Christopher Marston
549 Points

Keep getting an error about not being able to find the symbol

Hangman.java:7: error: cannot find symbol
boolean isHit = prompter.promptForGuess();
^
symbol: method promptForGuess()
location: variable prompter of type Prompter
1 error

This is my error and I have searched my code for discrepancies between the video code and mine and I cannot find where the issue is

1 Answer

Aaron Choe
Aaron Choe
1,505 Points
Aaron Choe
Aaron Choe
1,505 Points

I don't know if someone helped you. But make sure you check your Prompter.Java tab and check to see if you have,

public boolean promptForGuess()