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Java Java Objects Delivering the MVP Forum

./Forum.java:6: error: cannot find symbol this.Topic = topic; ^

i am on task 4 and each time i am trying to compile everything i keep getting that error someone help??? I have tried substituting it with "this"but its still not working.

Forum.java
public class Forum {
  private String topic;

  // TODO: add a constructor that accepts a topic and sets the private field topic
public Forum (String topic){
  this.Topic = topic;

}


  public String getTopic() {
    return topic;
  }



  public void addPost(ForumPost post) {
    System.out.printf("A new post in %s topic from %s %s about %s is available",
            topic,
            post.getAuthor().getFirstName(),
            post.getAuthor().getLastName(),
            post.getTitle()
    );
  }


}
User.java
public class User {
  // TODO: add private fields for firstName and lastName
private String firstName;
private String lastName;

public User(String firstName, String lastName) {
    // TODO: set and add the private fields
this.firstName = firstName;
this.lastName = lastName;
  }

  // TODO: add getters for firstName and lastName
public String  getFirstName(){
  return firstName;
   }
public String getLastName(){
  return  lastName;
   }

}
ForumPost.java
public class ForumPost {
  private User author;
  private String title;
  private String description;

  // TODO: add a constructor that accepts the author, title and description
public ForumPost(User author,String title,String description){
  this.author = author;
  this.title= title;
  this.description = description;
}

  public User getAuthor() {
    return author;
  }

  public String getTitle() {
    return title;
  }

  public String getDescription() {
    return description;
  }
}
Main.java
public class Main {

  public static void main(String[] args) {
    System.out.println("Beginning forum example");
    if (args.length < 2) {
      System.out.println("Usage: java Main <first name> <last name>");
      System.err.println("<first name> and <last name> are required");
      System.exit(1);
    }

    Forum forum = new Forum("Java");

    // TODO: pass in the first name and last name that are in the args parameter
    User author = new User(args[0], args[1]);
    // TODO: initialize the forum post with the user created above and a title and description of your choice
   ForumPost post = new ForumPost(author, "title","description");
    forum.addPost(post);
  }
}
// */

1 Answer

Daniel Vargas
Daniel Vargas
29,184 Points

Hello Geraldine,

It should be "topic" all in lowercase instead of "Topic".

public Forum (String topic){
  this.topic = topic;