Program thinks getCharapterName is a variable

Question

Here's the error:
Example.java:6: error: cannot find symbol                                                 
      System.out.printf ("The dispenser charapter is %s
",                               
dispenser.getCharapterName);                                                              
                                                                                          
         ^                                                                                
  symbol:   variable getCharapterName                                                     
  location: variable dispenser of type Pez                                                
and my code.
Example:
public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
    // Your amazing code goes here...
  Pez dispenser = new Pez();
  System.out.printf ("The dispenser charapter is %s
",                                  dispenser.getCharapterName);

}
}
Pez:
public class Pez {
    private  String mCharapterName = "Yoda";
    public String getCharapterName() {
        return mCharapterName;
    }
}

christopher vaughan · Accepted Answer

You're attempting to access a method as if it were a property.   you just need to add the parenthesis 
```java
dispenser.getCharapterName();
```

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Program thinks getCharapterName is a variable

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