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Start your free trialLance Woodstra
1,237 PointsCreate a new int variable that is named answer. Store the integer version of answerToLife in it.
I the error is saying that the problem is a symbol error in the answerToLife but I do not see the problem. Please help!!
int answer = Integer.parseInt(answerToLife);
String answerToLife = "42";
1 Answer
Katie Tregubova
13,925 PointsYou need to flip statements:
String answerToLife = "42";
int answer = Integer.parseInt(answerToLife);
The root cause of your error is that the variable named answerToLife does not available before being declared, so you cannot use it.
Lance Woodstra
1,237 PointsLance Woodstra
1,237 PointsJavaTester.java:72: error: cannot find symbol int answer = Integer.parseInt(answerToLife); ^ symbol: variable answerToLife location: class JavaTester 1 error