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3,766 PointsKeep getting same error.
import java.io.Console;
public class TreeStory {
public static void main(String[] args) {
Console console = System.console();
/* Some terms:
noun - Person, place or thing
verb - An action
adjective - A description used to modify or describe a noun
Enter your amazing code here!
*/
String ageAsString = console.readLine("How old are you? ");
int age = Integer.parseInt(ageAsString);
if (age< 13) {
console.printf("Sorry you must be at least 13 to use this program.\n");
System.exit(0);
}
String name = console.readLine("Enter your name: ");
String adjective = console.readLine("Enter an adjective: ");
String noun;
boolean isInvalidWord;
do {
noun = console.readLine("Enter a noun: ");
isInvalidWord = (noun.equalsIgnoreCase("dork") ||
noun.equalsIgnorCase("jerk"));
if (isInvalidWord) {
console.printf("That language is not allowed. Try again. \n\n");
}
} while(isInvalidWord);
String adverb = console.readLine("Enter an adverb: ");
String verb = console.readLine("Enter a verb ending in -ing:");
console.printf("Your TreeStory:\n--------------\n");
console.printf("%s is very %s", name, adjective);
console.printf("They are always %s %s. \n", adverb, verb);
}
}
TreeStory.java:26: error: cannot find symbol
noun.equalsIgnorCase("jerk"));
^
symbol: method equalsIgnorCase(String)
location: variable noun of type String
1 error
treehouse:~/workspace$
2 Answers
Seth Kroger
56,413 PointsIt's a typo. You left the e off of Ignor*e*.
Kourosh Raeen
23,733 PointsequalsIgnorCase is misspelled. It should be: equalsIgnoreCase
Chaz Hall
1,970 PointsChaz Hall
1,970 PointsThis helped me tremendously. I realized I had an extra {. Thanks for asking this!