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    Alright so I created this program to determine who the winner of an election is that uses a file input/output method and a command line method. I have the program mostly figured out I just need help with this error. I am very new to java and don't understand why this is happening if anyone can help me please.
    import javax.swing.*;
    import java.awt.*;
    import java.awt.event.*;
    import java.util.*;
    import java.io.*;
     
    public class Election extends JFrame
    {
      String[] lastNames = new String[5];
      int[] votesArray = new int[5];
     
      private JButton fileButton,commandButton,exitButton;
     
      private fileButtonHandler fbHandler;
      private commandButtonHandler cbHandler;
      private exitButtonHandler ebHandler;
     
      public Election()
      {
        fileButton = new JButton("Write to file method");
        fbHandler = new fileButtonHandler();
        fileButton.addActionListener(fbHandler);
     
        commandButton = new JButton("Use command line method");
        cbHandler = new commandButtonHandler();
        commandButton.addActionListener(cbHandler);
     
        exitButton =  new JButton("Exit");
        ebHandler = new exitButtonHandler();
        exitButton.addActionListener(ebHandler);
     
        setTitle("Choose an option");
        Container pane = getContentPane();
        pane.setLayout(new GridLayout(1,3));
        pane.add(fileButton);
        pane.add(commandButton);
        pane.add(exitButton);
     
        pack();
        setVisible(true);
      }
     
      private class fileButtonHandler implements ActionListener
      {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
          PrintWriter modifyInElection = new PrintWriter("inElection.txt");
          PrintWriter outElection = new PrintWriter("outElection.txt");
          Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
          int sumVotes = 0;
          for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
          {
            System.out.println("Enter the last name of the " + (i + 1) + " candidate.");
            String lastName = input.nextLine();
            modifyInElection.println(lastName);
            System.out.println("Enter the number of votes the candidate received.");
            int vote = input.nextInt();
            String dummy = input.nextLine();
            modifyInElection.println(vote);
            sumVotes += vote;
          }
          FileReader inElection = new FileReader("inElection.txt");
          Scanner inputElection = new Scanner("inElection.txt");
          String[] candidate = new String[5];
          int[] votes = new int[5];
          int i = 0;
          while(inputElection.hasNextLine())
          {
            candidate[i] = inputElection.nextLine();
            votes[i] = inputElection.nextInt();
            i++;
          }
     
          double[] votesPercent = new double[5];
          for(i = 0;i < 5;i++)
            votesPercent[i] = votes[i] / sumVotes * 100;
     
          int maxValue = 0;
          for(i = 0;i < 5;i++)
          {
            if(votes[i] > maxValue)
              maxValue = votes[i];
          }
          int j = 0;
          for(j = 0;j < 5;j++)
          {
            if(maxValue == votes[j])
              break;
          }
     
          String output = "Candidate     Votes Received     % of Total Votes";
          for(i = 0;i < 5;i++)
            output = output + candidate[i] + "             " + votes[i] + "              " + votesPercent[i] + "\n";
          output = output + "The Winner of the Election is " + candidate[j];
          outElection.println(output);
     
        }
      }
     
      private class commandButtonHandler implements ActionListener
      {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
          Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
     
          int sumVotes = 0;
          for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
          {
            System.out.println("Enter the last name of the " + (i + 1) + " candidate.");
            lastNames[i] = input.nextLine();
            System.out.println("Enter the number of votes the candidate received.");
            int votes = input.nextInt();
            String dummy = input.nextLine();
            votesArray[i] = votes;
            sumVotes += votes;
          }
          double[] votesPercent = new double[5];
          for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
            votesPercent[i] = votesArray[i] / sumVotes * 100;
     
          int maxValue = 0;
          for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
          {
            if(votesArray[i] > maxValue)
              maxValue = votesArray[i];
          }
          int j = 0;
          for(j = 0;j < 5;j++)
          {
            if(maxValue == votesArray[j])
              break;
          }
     
          String output = "Candidate     Votes Reveived     % of Total Votes\n";
          for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
            output = output + lastNames[i] + "             " + votesArray[i] + "              " + votesPercent[i] + "\n";
          output = output + "The Winner of the Election is " + lastNames[j];
          System.out.println(output);
        }
      }
     
      private class exitButtonHandler implements ActionListener
      {
        public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e)
        {
          System.exit(0);
        }
      }
     
      public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
      {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable()
                                     {
          public void run()
          {
            new Election();
          }
        });
      }
    }

    I get a file not found exception error whenever I compile that appears on the two PrintWriter lines and the FileReader line.

    Edit: Here is the error message.
    3 errors found:
    --------------
    *** Errors ***
    --------------
    File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 47]
    Error: Unhandled exception type java.io.FileNotFoundException
    File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 48]
    Error: Unhandled exception type java.io.FileNotFoundException
    File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 62]
    Error: Unhandled exception type java.io.FileNotFoundException


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    Default Re: File not found exception

    Please copy the full text of the error message and paste it here. It has important info about the error.
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    Default Re: File not found exception

    I put it in the original post.

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    Error: Unhandled exception type java.io.FileNotFoundException
    You need to put those lines of code inside of a try{}catch() block for the exception that can be thrown by the code on the line numbers given in the error messages.
    Be sure to add a call to the printStackTrace() method inside the catch block.
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    Default Re: File not found exception

    I am very new to java and do not know what those do or anything. Can you give me a quick rundown?

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    If you don't understand my answer, don't ignore it, ask a question.

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    When I put in a try catch block it then gives me the error that my PrintWriter variables cannot be resolved.
    try
          {
            PrintWriter modifyInElection = new PrintWriter("inElection.txt");
            PrintWriter outElection = new PrintWriter("outElection.txt");
          }
          catch(FileNotFoundException d)
          {
            System.out.println("FileNotFoundException");
          }
    Scanner input = new Scanner(System.in);
          int sumVotes = 0;
          for(int i = 0;i < 5;i++)
          {
            System.out.println("Enter the last name of the " + (i + 1) + " candidate.");
            String lastName = input.nextLine();
            modifyInElection.println(lastName);
            System.out.println("Enter the number of votes the candidate received.");
            int vote = input.nextInt();
            String dummy = input.nextLine();
            modifyInElection.println(vote);
            sumVotes += vote;
          }

    And Error:
    4 errors found:
    --------------
    *** Errors ***
    --------------
    File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 62]
    Error: modifyInElection cannot be resolved
    File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 66]
    Error: modifyInElection cannot be resolved
    File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 102]
    Error: outElection cannot be resolved
    File: C:\Users\Forrest\Desktop\Games\MyStuff\School\CS11 0\Election.java [line: 104]
    Error: outElection cannot be resolved

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    Move the definition of the variables OUTSIDE of the {} in the try{}catch block.
    Assign them values inside the {}s.

    Or move the catch() below the last place the variables are used.
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    Default Re: File not found exception

    I'm still not sure what you mean. I'm very new to java and do not know what you mean.

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    Did you try moving the }catch( ... to the end of the code that uses the file IO classes?
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    Default Re: File not found exception

    I'm mostly confused on what to put inside the try block.

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    Put all the calls to constructors and methods that can throw an exception. The compiler will give you an error message if you don't put a statement inside that should be inside.
    The simplest way would be to put ALL of the statements in the method inside the {}s of the try.
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