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Kevin Nguyen
259 PointsERROR: cannot find symbol
java> PezDispenser pd = new PezDispenser("Yoda");
ERROR: cannot find symbol
symbol: class PezDispenser
location: interface Evaluation
PezDispenser method$am4d69u0i
7 Answers
Nick Beukema
6,359 PointsOkay, your issue is that the method getCharacterName looks like it's commented out. Try putting that last bit on a new line, like this.
public class PezDispenser {
public final int MAX_PEZ = 12;
private String mCharacterName;
public PezDispenser (String characterName){ mCharacterName = characterName; }
public boolean isEmpty(){ boolean isActuallyEmpty = mPezCount == 0; return isActuallyEmpty; }
//Creates a public class that gets the private object above.
// This was commented out
public String getCharacterName() {
return mCharacterName;
}
}
Nick Beukema
6,359 PointsTwo things to check are
1) Do you have a class named "PezDispenser" (Both does it exist, and is it spelled correctly?) 2) Is your constructor on PezDispenser written correctly?
It would definitely help if you posted your PezDispenser class code here, that helps with troubleshooting.
Kevin Nguyen
259 Pointspublic class PezDispenser {
public final int MAX_PEZ = 12;
private String mCharacterName;
public PezDispenser (String characterName){ mCharacterName = characterName; }
public boolean isEmpty(){ boolean isActuallyEmpty = mPezCount == 0; return isActuallyEmpty; }
//Creates a public class that gets the private object above. public String getCharacterName() {
return mCharacterName; } }
Nick Beukema
6,359 PointsInteresting. This class definition looks fine. How are you interacting with it? Could you post your code that's calling this?
Kevin Nguyen
259 Pointssorry I am new to java so I don't know if I am posting the right there but this is the other part of it.
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("Yoda");
System.out.printf("The dispenser character is %s \n", dispenser.getCharacterName());
}
}
Kevin Nguyen
259 PointsAlso I typed this in the console :
Loaded source file from PezDispenser.java
java> PezDispenser pd = new PezDispenser("Yoda");
ERROR: cannot find symbol
symbol: class PezDispenser
location: interface Evaluation
PezDispenser method$mlyj8ni9zqu3evgsr24t();
^
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Kevin Nguyen
259 PointsThanks a bunch. Is that not the right way to make comments in java?
Nick Beukema
6,359 PointsYes using the slash is the correct way, but you didn't give the method a new line, so the method header was actually getting commented out as well.
Kevin Nguyen
259 Pointswell thank you very much for all your help!
Isaiah Wojciechowski
3,163 PointsIsaiah Wojciechowski
3,163 Pointsso I am getting the same error and i dont see what could be wrong with my code
public final int MAX_PEZ = 12; //common practice add 'm' prefix to the members of a class private String mCharacterName;
public PezDispenser(String characterName){ //initialization code mCharacterName = characterName; }
public String getCharacterName(){ return mCharacterName; } }