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Java Java Objects (Retired) Meet Objects Creating Classes

Posted by Khuzema Siamwala
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Khuzema Siamwala
Java Web Development Techdegree Student 6,517 Points

println issues !

public class Example {

public static void main(String[] args) {

  System.out.println(" We're making a new Pez Dispenser \n");
  PezDispenser dispenser = new PezDispenser();
  System.out.println("The dispenser is called %s", dispenser.mCharacter);

} }

I got a whole lot of errors when I used println while printf worked fine. My PezDispenzer class is exactly the same as Craigs.

The first error I got was no suitable method found for println(String, String); followed by a whole list of others..

2 Answers

Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
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Kourosh Raeen
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 Points

You get errors because there is no println() method that takes two arguments. You need to use printf() for that last statement:

System.out.printf("The dispenser is called %s", dispenser.mCharacter);
Fernando Flores
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Fernando Flores
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 720 Points
Fernando Flores
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Fernando Flores
Python Web Development Techdegree Student 720 Points

I was getting the same errors, even with printf. This is what I did. Not sure if it's correct, I'm a newbie with 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();
    System.out.println("The dispenser character is " + dispenser.mCharacterName);
}

}