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Java

Posted by Usman Javaid
Usman Javaid
472 Points

Not able to compile

I have created folder structure com/teamtreehouse/ and created the file Treet.java as mentioned in the lecture. Then in com/ folder, I created Example.java which has the following code.

import com.teamtreehouse.Treet; public class Example { public static void main (String[] args) { Treet treet = new Treet(); System.out.printf("This is a new Treet: %s %n", treet); } }

However, I am getting the following error on compilation (javac Example.java)

import com.teamtreehouse.Treet;
^
Example.java:9: error: cannot find symbol
Treet treet = new Treet();
^
symbol: class Treet
location: class Example
Example.java:9: error: cannot find symbol
Treet treet = new Treet();
^
symbol: class Treet
location: class Example
3 errors

Can anybody help please???

2 Answers

Charles Wanjohi
Charles Wanjohi
9,235 Points
Charles Wanjohi
Charles Wanjohi
9,235 Points

Add the .java extension to the file import..

import com.teamtreehouse.Treet.java

The error is in you not having fully specified the file being imported

Nikolay Shelepov
Nikolay Shelepov
1,517 Points
Nikolay Shelepov
Nikolay Shelepov
1,517 Points

Hello!

Did you create constructor of class Treet like this:

 public Treet(String author, String description, Date creationDate) {
    mAuthor = author;
    mDescription = description;
    mCreationDate = creationDate;
  }

If you have this constructor, then you need create instance of class Treet using constructor with parameters, i think. I hope its helps.