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Java Java Objects Creating the MVP Prompting for Guesses

Posted by Endijs Grinbergs
Endijs Grinbergs
621 Points

Hangman.java:6 error: cannot find symbol

Hangman.java:6: error: cannot find symbol
Prompter prompter = new Prompter(game);
^
symbol: class Prompter
location: class Hangman
Hangman.java:6: error: cannot find symbol
Prompter prompter = new Prompter(game);
^
symbol: class Prompter
location: class Hangman
2 errors

Any ideas? I've checked for spelling mistakes with prompter.

Here is my Prompter.java import java.util.Scanner;

class Prompter { private Game game;

public Prompter(Game game) { this.game = game; }

public boolean promptForGuess(){ Scanner scanner = new Scanner(System.in); System.out.print("Enter a letter: "); String guessInput = scanner.nextLine(); char guess = guessInput.charAt(0); return game.applyGuess(guess); } }

1 Answer

Jonathan Hermansen
Jonathan Hermansen
25,935 Points
Jonathan Hermansen
Jonathan Hermansen
25,935 Points

It's probably something wrong with your import since it can't find the Prompter class.
Have you also compiled the Prompter.java file? Before you run your program make sure that all .java files are compiled so that you also have the following 3 files in your workspace: Game.class, Hangman.class, and Prompter.class.