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1,798 PointsProgram thinks getCharapterName is a variable
Here's the error: Example.java:6: error: cannot find symbol System.out.printf ("The dispenser charapter is %s\n", dispenser.getCharapterName); ^ symbol: variable getCharapterName location: variable dispenser of type Pez
and my code.
Example: public class Example {
public static void main(String[] args) {
// Your amazing code goes here...
Pez dispenser = new Pez();
System.out.printf ("The dispenser charapter is %s\n", dispenser.getCharapterName);
}
}
Pez: public class Pez { private String mCharapterName = "Yoda"; public String getCharapterName() { return mCharapterName; } }
1 Answer
christopher vaughan
1,411 PointsYou're attempting to access a method as if it were a property. you just need to add the parenthesis
dispenser.getCharapterName();