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Java Java Objects Harnessing the Power of Objects Abstraction at Play

marios armakolas
marios armakolas
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Posted by marios armakolas
marios armakolas
2,147 Points

error PezDispenser

i try to run the PezDispenser

clear && javac PezDispenser.java && java PezDispenser and i recieve the following error...why???

Class names, 'PezDispenser', are only accepted if annotation processi
licitly requested
1 error

1 Answer

Dane Parchment
MOD
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 Points
Dane Parchment
Dane Parchment
Treehouse Moderator 11,077 Points

From what I understand of this error, it is because when you compiled the program you forgot to add the .java extension.

so you would run:

javac PezDispenser.java

not 

javac PezDispenser

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