Thread: "Cannot find symbol" compilation error

Hi! I have two errors in my code when I try to compile, in the lines " Course newCourse = new Course(cName, cStart, cEnd);" and "lastEnd = course.getETime;" and I'm not sure why the code is having trouble accessing the course class. Any help would be appreciated.

import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Scanner;
 
public class Fitter {
 
	private ArrayList<Course> courses;
	private ArrayList<Course> fittedCourses;
	private double cEndTime;
	private double cStartTime;
	private double lastEnd = 8;
 
		public Fitter(File courseList) throws FileNotFoundException, NumberFormatException{
		//initialize variables
		courses = new ArrayList<Course>();
		fittedCourses = new ArrayList<Course>();
		Scanner courseScanner = new Scanner(courseList);
		//scan lines in File
		while(courseScanner.hasNextLine()) {
			//get name and start/ end times
			String cName = courseScanner.nextLine();
			String cStart = courseScanner.nextLine();
			String cEnd = courseScanner.nextLine();
 
			//convert times into decimals, first checking number formatting
			String[] cStartSplit = cStart.split(":");
 
			double cStartH = Double.parseDouble(cStartSplit[0]);
			double cStartM = Double.parseDouble(cStartSplit[1]);
 
			if ((cStartH < 8) || (cStartH > 17))
				throw new NumberFormatException();
			if (cStartM > 60)
				throw new NumberFormatException();
 
 
			String[] cEndSplit = cEnd.split(":");
 
 
			double cEndH = Double.parseDouble(cEndSplit[0]);
			double cEndM = Double.parseDouble(cEndSplit[1]);
 
			if ((cEndH < 8) || (cEndH > 17))
				throw new NumberFormatException();
			if (cStartM > 60)
				throw new NumberFormatException();
 
 
			Course newCourse = new Course(cName, cStart, cEnd);
			courses.add(newCourse);
			//skip blank line
			if(courseScanner.hasNextLine())
				courseScanner.nextLine();
		}
	}
 
	public void fit() throws NumberFormatException{
		//sort by size
		Collections.sort(courses);
		//for each course (starting with earliest end time) add
		//if no conflict exists
		for(Course course : courses) {
			if(lastEnd < course.getSTime())
				lastEnd = course.getETime;
		}
	}
 
 
	public String toString() {
		String info = "We made the following schedule: \n\n";
		for(Course course : fittedCourses) {
			info += course.toString() + "\n";
		}
		return info;
	}
 
}

Thanks! The Course class can be posted if necessary

Please post the full text of the error messages. Your edited version leaves off important information.

Originally Posted by Norm

Please post the full text of the error messages. Your edited version leaves off important information.

./Fitter.java:56: cannot find symbol
symbol: constructor Course(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang .String)
location: class Course

Course newCourse = new Course(cName, cStart, cEnd);


./Fitter.java:71: cannot find symbol
symbol: variable getETime
location: class Course

lastEnd = course.getETime;

Course(java.lang.String,java.lang.String,java.lang .String)

Does the Course class have a constructor that takes 3 Strings?

cannot find symbol
symbol: variable getETime

The compiler can not find that variable in the Course class.

Originally Posted by Norm

Does the Course class have a constructor that takes 3 Strings?

Yes - it's written as

public Course(String cName, double cStart, double cEnd){
...
}

The compiler can not find that variable in the Course class.[/QUOTE]
Just realized, I forgot the parentheses. Sorry about that; that was a silly mistake...

You must count differently than I do. I see one String followed by two doubles in the constructor code that you just posted in #5.

Originally Posted by collegejavastudent

Yes - it's written as

public Course(String cName, double cStart, double cEnd){
...
}

How are you sure this is 3 Strings?

Aaah, just realized that I left out the code in which I was going to make that a double...

Thanks! Don't I feel silly...