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Thread: Error: The import java.swing cannot be resolved [in drJava]

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    Default Error: The import java.swing cannot be resolved [in drJava]

    Hello, I decided to make an applet in java and wanted to use drJava for it. I installed the program and the JDK. Then, after making a code to start from, I ran into a problem.

    This is the code:

    import java.swing.JApplet;
    import java.awt.*;
     
    public class FirstAppletDrawing extends Applet{
     public void paint (Graphics page){
      setBackground (Color.cyan); //background color
     
      page.setColor (Color.gray); //Robot head color
      page.drawRec (3,4,20,20); //Robot head
     }
    }

    When I try to compile it, the first error I get is: Error: The import java.swing cannot be resolved

    I thought that I may be doing something wrong, so I decided to try and make a simpler program:

    public class Simple{
      public static void main (Strings[] args){
        int future = 5;
        int past = 1;
        int present = future - past;
     
        System.out.println("Our future is " + future + ", our past is " + past +
                           ", and our present is" + present);
      }
    }

    When I tried to compile that, I go this: Error: Strings cannot be resolved to a type

    And that's basically from the book. Am I missing something or doing something wrong?


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    Default Re: Error: The import java.swing cannot be resolved [in drJava]

    java.swing

    Here's the issue: the swing package isn't in the java package, it's in the javax package. So, you need to import swing from javax, not java.
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    Default Re: Error: The import java.swing cannot be resolved [in drJava]

    java.swing

    Here's the issue: the swing package isn't in the java package, it's in the javax package. So, you need to import swing from javax, not java.

    Strings cannot be resolved to a type
    I don't know what's causing that...



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    Default Re: Error: The import java.swing cannot be resolved [in drJava]

    Thanks! I started looking though the two and found the little problems! Your solution was a great hint!

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    That's good! Good luck on your program!
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