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Posted by Zandre Alberts
Zandre Alberts
2,613 Points

They tell me error: cannot find symbol

They say this: JavaTester.java:116: error: cannot find symbol String Name = readLine("Enter your name: "); ^ symbol: method readLine(String) location: class JavaTester And here is the code: String Name = readLine("Enter your name: ");

2 Answers

Rob Bridges
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Rob Bridges
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 35,467 Points

Hi Zandre, I believe this is the challenge where you're supposed to enter your name. In that case readLine is a method that is on the predefined console object.

So it should be 

String name = console.readLine("Enter your name: ");
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,695 Points
Simon Coates
Simon Coates
28,695 Points

I think this means that the method readline doesn't exist in the current code context. Is readline meant to be called on an object? (if this is in reference to a code challenge or a workspace, more detail about the problem would help)