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Java Java Data Structures - Retired Getting There Class Review

Posted by Benjamin Young
Benjamin Young
5,881 Points

I have an error being posted in Work Space under Java Date Structures

javac Example.java && java Example
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:12: error: cannot find symbol
mDescripton = description;
^
symbol: variable mDescripton
location: class Treet
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:13: error: incompatible types: Date cannot be converted to String mCreationDate = creationDate;
^
./com/teamtreehouse/Treet.java:22: error: incompatible types: String cannot be converted to Date return mCreationDate;

As for the code I have:

package com.teamtreehouse;

import java.util.Date;

public class Treet { private String mAuthor; private String mDescription; private String mCreationDate;

public Treet(String author, String description, Date creationDate) { mAuthor = author; mDescripton = description; mCreationDate = creationDate; } public String getAuthor() { return mAuthor; } public String getDescription() { return mDescription; } public Date getCreationDate() { return mCreationDate; } }

So why will it not recognize a member variable? I thought I followed Craig to a T but nothing I try will fix it.

thehuskyena
thehuskyena
1,792 Points
thehuskyena
thehuskyena
1,792 Points

You have a typo in there - the field is declared with the name mDescription, but in the constructor you're trying to assign the value of your argument to mDescripton (so there's an i missing).

Benjamin Young
Benjamin Young
5,881 Points

Thank you for pointing that out! I have been too distracted by the wrong error message to notice that! Almost there then.

1 Answer

Stephen Wall
PLUS
Stephen Wall
Courses Plus Student 27,294 Points
Stephen Wall
Stephen Wall
Courses Plus Student 27,294 Points 
package com.teamtreehouse;

import java.util.Date;

public class Treet { 
private String mAuthor; 
private String mDescription; 
private String mCreationDate;

public Treet(String author, String description, Date creationDate) { 
mAuthor = author; 
mDescripton = description;   // <<<<<<<<< Right here you missed a 't'. 
mCreationDate = creationDate; 
}
 public String getAuthor() {
 return mAuthor;
 } public String getDescription() {
 return mDescription;
 }
 public Date getCreationDate() { 
return mCreationDate;
 }
 }

Also you should click on the Markdown check sheet to see how to format your text so that it looks nice and neat so that others can easily read your post and help you find answers. For java, all you have to do start your code like this in the dialog box:

"``` java (All your code goes after the 3 upticks and java, then followed by 3 upticks at very end of code)